The Chocolate War | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | October 13, 2022
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Best experienced as the novel, this is still a well enough made adaptation. The key themes remain and messaged delievered.
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| synopsis | A surreal portrait of a Catholic Private School and its hierarchy. A new student must submit to the bizarre rituals of his peers and the expectations of the school's administration by selling chocolates. |
| lead actors | John Glover | Ilan Mitchell-Smith | Wallace Langham | Doug Hutchison | Corey Gunnestad | Brent David Fraser | Robert Davenport | Jenny Wright | Bud Cort | Adam Baldwin | Ethan Sandler | Wayne Young | Kurt Bloom | Wyeth Orestes Johnston | Landon Wine | Matthew Burke | Douglas A. Forsyth | Peter Boyack | Sean Hagerty | Colin Mitchell | Max Dixon | Rick May | John Sudol | Roger Tompkins | Elizabeth Yoffe | Robert Munns | Jason Hrdlicka |
| director | Keith Gordon |