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Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)

★ 6.3/10 100 min Drama, Comedy Canada English
Streaming: Not available
"Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to someone else!"

Description

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.

Top Cast

Bud Cort
Bud Cort Max Brown
Samantha Eggar
Samantha Eggar Alice Field
Chris Wiggins
Chris Wiggins Lyle Bishop
Gary Reineke
Gary Reineke Harris Montgomery
John Friesen
John Friesen Dave McDougall
Michael J. Reynolds
Michael J. Reynolds Burt Fields
Kenneth Griffith
Kenneth Griffith Inspector Woods
Scott Swan Dan Trowbridge

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