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      Why Shoot the Teacher?

      PG 1977 1h 41m Comedy Drama List
      Reviews 82% 100+ Ratings Audience Score During the Great Depression, Max Brown (Bud Cort) is a recent college graduate sent to a Canadian prairie town in Saskatchewan to teach at a ramshackle schoolhouse. Max's big-city attitude clashes with the rural mentality of the town, and he struggles to earn the respect of his uninterested students. As Max adapts to his new lifestyle, he finds an upside to his teaching assignment when he falls in love with Alice Field (Samantha Eggar), the wife of a local farmer (Michael J. Reynolds). Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member I just bought this movie off of ebay.com and I loved it. Bud even sings in a few scenes, and he is wonderful. I think you should all go and buy this great Canadian movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Dramatization of teaching and life on the Prairies during the Depression. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member saw this more than a decade ago but i still remember it...beautiful! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A Depression-era Canadian comedy-drama with a potentially dry history lesson vibe, rescued from after-school-specialization by a typically engaging performance from the always likeable Bud Cort. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member This is an interesting film about the praries during the depression. It talks about education, the lonely war bride, and how distant prarie is from ottawa. I think its important for us canadians to see a movie like this because todays politics about the west being ignored is still relevant to us today, talking about saskatchewan and manitoba. and it is a very entertaining film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis During the Great Depression, Max Brown (Bud Cort) is a recent college graduate sent to a Canadian prairie town in Saskatchewan to teach at a ramshackle schoolhouse. Max's big-city attitude clashes with the rural mentality of the town, and he struggles to earn the respect of his uninterested students. As Max adapts to his new lifestyle, he finds an upside to his teaching assignment when he falls in love with Alice Field (Samantha Eggar), the wife of a local farmer (Michael J. Reynolds).
      Director
      Silvio Narizzano
      Producer
      Fil Fraser
      Screenwriter
      James Defelice
      Production Co
      Canadian Film Development Corporation
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 30, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 41m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo
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