Why Shoot the Teacher?
In the 1930's, Max Brown is an urban young man from an Eastern province, fresh from college, whose only job offer is in a one-room school house in the Canadian prairie. At first he's distant, superior, lonely, and bewildered; his students are rebellious. Over the course of the year, he is drawn to Alice Field, the wife of a farmer, in a love that can lead nowhere. But, he and his students connect, a connection that matters and lasts.
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In the 1930's, Max Brown is an urban young man from an Eastern province, fresh from college, whose only job offer is in a one-room school house in the Canadian prairie. At first he's distant, superior, lonely, and bewildered; his students are rebellious. Over the course of the year, he is drawn to Alice Field, the wife of a farmer, in a love that can lead nowhere. But, he and his students connect, a connection that matters and lasts. Why Shoot the Teacher? featuring Bud Cort and Samantha Eggar is available for purchase on Prime Video. It's a comedy and drama movie.
Director
Silvio Narizzano
Max Brown
Bud Cort
Alice Field
Samantha Eggar
Lyle Bishop
Chris Wiggins
Harris Montgomery
Gary Reineke
Dave McDougall
John Friesen
Burt Fields
Michael J. Reynolds
Inspector Woods
Kenneth Griffith
Dan Trowbridge
Scott Swan
Sheila Barnes
Merrilyn Gann
Mrs. Bishop
Norma West
Mrs. Montgomery
Margery Hill
Mrs. McDougall
Joanne McNeal
Dance Caller
George Gwin
Percy Garfield
Doug Blake
Lester Sinclair
Alan Stebbings
Max's Father
Joe Yasinsky
Max's Mother
Vernis McCuaig
Max's Brother
Richard Davison
Louise Brown - Max's Sister
Kathie Ball
Train Conductor
Jim Devereaux
Rita Danchuk
Phyllis Ellis
Writer
James Defelice
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