Why Shoot the Teacher?

Jun 23, 1977

1h 40m

★ 5.7

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

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Lancer Productions Limited

Fraser Films

Canadian Film Development Corporation

Famous Players

Why Shoot the Teacher? Trailers

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Cast

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

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