Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)

6.4/10 • 100 min • Drama Comedy

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.

Cast

Bud Cort

Max Brown

Samantha Eggar

Alice Field

Chris Wiggins

Lyle Bishop

Gary Reineke

Harris Montgomery

John Friesen

Dave McDougall

Michael J. Reynolds

Burt Fields

Kenneth Griffith

Inspector Woods

Merrilyn Gann

Sheila Barnes

Norma West

Mrs. Bishop

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