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Why Shoot the Teacher?(1977)
Status: Released
Date: 1977-06-23
57%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
"Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to someone else!"
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Canada
Budget: $81.00
ProductionCompanies:
Lancer Productions Limited
Fraser Films
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Famous Players
Movie: Why Shoot the Teacher?
Top 10 Billed 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
Merrilyn Gann
Sheila Barnes
Norma West
Mrs. Bishop
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1977-06-23
Average
5.7
Rating:
2.9 startsTagline
"Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to someone else!"
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