Film

Why Shoot the Teacher?

1977 · 1h 40m · Drama · Comedy

"Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to someone else!"

IMDb

6.9

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.

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

Scott Swan

Dan Trowbridge

Merrilyn Gann

Sheila Barnes

Norma West

Mrs. Bishop

Margery Hill

Mrs. Montgomery

Joanne McNeal

Mrs. McDougall

George Gwin

Dance Caller

Doug Blake

Percy Garfield

Alan Stebbings

Lester Sinclair

Joe Yasinsky

Max's Father

• Silvio NarizzanoDirector
• James DefeliceWriter
• Lawrence HertzogProducer
• Fil FraserExecutive Producer
• Marc ChampionDirector of Photography
• Stan ColeEditor
• Eva LangbordCasting

Release date

June 23, 1977

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Budget

$81

Genres

Drama, Comedy

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