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Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)

Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)

Drama Comedy

"Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to someone else!"

Release Date: 1977, June 23
Directors: Silvio Narizzano
Countries: Canada
Production: Lancer Productions Limited, Lancer Productions Limited, Fraser Films, Fraser Films, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players, Famous Players
Cast: Bud Cort, Merrilyn Gann, Samantha Eggar, Michael J. Reynolds, Jennifer Hill, Kenneth Griffith, Chris Wiggins, Warren Sulatycky, Michael Ross, Gary Reineke, Ed Bell, Karen Bernstein

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.

Keywords:

isolation great depression teacher prairie schoolhouse