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Why Shoot the Teacher?

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During the Great Depression, Max Brown (Bud Cort) is a recent college graduate sent to a Canadian prairie town in Saskatchewan to teach at a ramshackle schoolhouse. Max's big-city attitude clashes with the rural mentality of the town, and he struggles to earn the respect of his uninterested students. As Max adapts to his new lifestyle, he finds an upside to his teaching assignment when he falls in love with Alice Field (Samantha Eggar), the wife of a local farmer (Michael J. Reynolds).

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May 13, 2014 I just bought this movie off of ebay.com and I loved it. Bud even sings in a few scenes, and he is wonderful. I think you should all go and buy this great Canadian movie. See more
Aug 21, 2010 Dramatization of teaching and life on the Prairies during the Depression. See more
Feb 3, 2010 saw this more than a decade ago but i still remember it...beautiful! See more
Sep 24, 2008 A Depression-era Canadian comedy-drama with a potentially dry history lesson vibe, rescued from after-school-specialization by a typically engaging performance from the always likeable Bud Cort. See more
Oct 28, 2007 This is an interesting film about the praries during the depression. It talks about education, the lonely war bride, and how distant prarie is from ottawa. I think its important for us canadians to see a movie like this because todays politics about the west being ignored is still relevant to us today, talking about saskatchewan and manitoba. and it is a very entertaining film. See more
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Silvio Narizzano

Director

Bud Cort

Max Brown

Samantha Eggar

Alice Field

Chris Wiggins

Lyle Bishop

Gary Reineke

Harris Montgomery

John Friesen

Dave McDougall
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Synopsis During the Great Depression, Max Brown (Bud Cort) is a recent college graduate sent to a Canadian prairie town in Saskatchewan to teach at a ramshackle schoolhouse. Max's big-city attitude clashes with the rural mentality of the town, and he struggles to earn the respect of his uninterested students. As Max adapts to his new lifestyle, he finds an upside to his teaching assignment when he falls in love with Alice Field (Samantha Eggar), the wife of a local farmer (Michael J. Reynolds).
Director
Silvio Narizzano
Producer
Lawrence Hertzog
Screenwriter
James Defelice
Production Co
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 30, 2017
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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