Why Shoot the Teacher?

Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)

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

  • Genre: Drama, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1977-06-23
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 5 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Lancer Productions Limited
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Director: Silvio Narizzano
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Summary

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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  • Bud Cort

    as Max Brown

  • Samantha Eggar

    as Alice Field

  • Chris Wiggins

    as Lyle Bishop

  • Gary Reineke

    as Harris Montgomery

  • John Friesen

    as Dave McDougall

  • Michael J. Reynolds

    as Burt Fields

  • Kenneth Griffith

    as Inspector Woods

  • Scott Swan

    as Dan Trowbridge

  • Merrilyn Gann

    as Sheila Barnes

  • Norma West

    as Mrs. Bishop

  • Margery Hill

    as Mrs. Montgomery

  • Joanne McNeal

    as Mrs. McDougall

  • George Gwin

    as Dance Caller

  • Doug Blake

    as Percy Garfield

  • Alan Stebbings

    as Lester Sinclair

  • Joe Yasinsky

    as Max's Father

  • Vernis McCuaig

    as Max's Mother

  • Richard Davison

    as Max's Brother

  • Kathie Ball

    as Louise Brown - Max's Sister

  • Jim Devereaux

    as Train Conductor

  • Phyllis Ellis

    as Rita Danchuk

  • Lyman Potts

    as Radio Announcer (voice)

  • Dale McGowan

    as Jake Stevenson

  • Curtis Peterson

    as John Stevenson

  • Andrea Paulson

    as Anne McDougall

  • Dale Crowle

    as Myron McDougall

  • Warren Sulatycky

    as Charlie McDougall

  • Larissa MacLean

    as Pearlie Sinclair

  • Michael Zwiers

    as Sammy Sinclair

  • Karen Bernstein

    as Violet Sinclair

  • Jody Hargraves

    as Cathy Friesen

  • Ronald Urban

    as Paul Friesen

  • Cynthia MacDonald

    as Mary Field

  • Rick Bremness

    as Bill Field

  • Jennifer Hill

    as Summer Littlewood

  • Michael Ross

    as Alan Littlewood

  • Murray McCune

    as Bob Sanderson

  • Cathy Lynn Viste

    as Betty Bishop

  • David Figenshaw

    as Carl Wells

  • Ed Bell

    as Dan Smith (uncredited)
Directing Silvio Narizzano Director
Production Lawrence Hertzog Producer
Camera Marc Champion Director of Photography
Editing Stan Cole Editor
Production Fil Fraser Executive Producer
Production Eva Langbord Casting
Production Mike Cheda Associate Producer
Art Karen Bromley Art Direction
Sound Rick Hyslop Music
Sound Nolan Roberts Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Writing Max Braithwaite Book
Writing James Defelice Writer

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