Why Shoot the Teacher?

Why Shoot the Teacher?

1977
1h 40m
5.7

5.7/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Comedy

""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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $81

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Lancer Productions Limited Fraser Films Canadian Film Development Corporation Famous Players
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

isolation great depression teacher prairie schoolhouse

Quick Facts

Release Date June 23, 1977
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0076920

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
Scott Swan

Dan Trowbridge

Merrilyn Gann
Merrilyn Gann

Sheila Barnes

Norma West
Norma West

Mrs. Bishop

Margery Hill
Margery Hill

Mrs. Montgomery

Joanne McNeal
Joanne McNeal

Mrs. McDougall

Key Crew

Silvio Narizzano
Director
Fil Fraser
Executive Producer
Lawrence Hertzog
Producer
James Defelice
Writer