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Why Shoot the Teacher?

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Why Shoot the Teacher?

PG

1977

1h 41m

Comedy

Drama

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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).

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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

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Dramatization of teaching and life on the Prairies during the Depression.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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saw this more than a decade ago but i still remember it...beautiful!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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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

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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

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Silvio Narizzano

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Bud Cort

Max Brown

Samantha Eggar

Alice Field

Chris Wiggins

Lyle Bishop

Gary Reineke

Harris Montgomery

John Friesen

Dave McDougall

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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: Lawrence Hertzog
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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