Why Shoot the Teacher?
DramaComedy
★ 6.4/1019771h 40m
Director: Silvio Narizzano
It's the winter of 1935 and Max Brown is newly arrived in Willowgreen, Saskatchewan - a rural Canadian prairie town - on his first teaching job in a one room schoolhouse. He quickly realizes that this is not a dream situation: the winter is harsher than he's ever experienced, he's living in the basement of the school, the older of his students treat him poorly and his wages are paltry if and when he ever does get paid.
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
English
Released
Jun 23, 1977
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
English
Released
Jun 23, 1977
Cast
Bud Cort
Max Brown
Samantha Eggar
Alice Field
Chris Wiggins
Lyle Bishop
Gary Reineke
Harris Montgomery
John Friesen
Dave McDougall
Michael J. Reynolds
Burt Fields
Kenneth Griffith
Inspector Woods
Scott Swan
Scott Swan
Dan Trowbridge
Merrilyn Gann
Sheila Barnes
Norma West
Mrs. Bishop
Margery Hill
Margery Hill
Mrs. Montgomery
Joanne McNeal
Joanne McNeal
Mrs. McDougall
George Gwin
George Gwin
Dance Caller
Doug Blake
Doug Blake
Percy Garfield
Alan Stebbings
Alan Stebbings
Lester Sinclair
Joe Yasinsky
Joe Yasinsky
Max's Father
Vernis McCuaig
Vernis McCuaig
Max's Mother
Richard Davison
Richard Davison
Max's Brother
Kathie Ball
Kathie Ball
Louise Brown - Max's Sister
Jim Devereaux
Jim Devereaux
Train Conductor
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