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5.7 / 10 1h 40min

Drama Comedy

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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Review by user365fxvfbov7

Canadian teacher, Max Brown going to the Praires to teach children, facing though times with poor living conditions and food.

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Review by user921z955r9pw

One of my favorite performances by Bud Cort!

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Review by CosmicCoyote

A young teacher who takes up a job in the Prairies is unpleasantly surprised by the conditions of the school, ill-behaved students, and of course, the harsh storms...

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Review by user757vbr7bg1y

Why shoot teacher is good example of how life was like back then.

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Review by ShadowyScorpion

Holds the interest surprisingly well

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Review by user330w4pr4ci9

A teacher's work is never done.

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Review by user786fdtdghyl

Bud Cort and Samatha Eggar Do Fine Work Here

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Review by user499suiy9ri7

depression era story of a teacher from a big urban city teaching in a poverty stricken one room school house on the great Canadian prairie.

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Review by user251c5yze5yx

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Review by CosmicCamel

One of Bud Cort's finest films and performances!

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Review by user4146vldl57v

Better Than Average Teacher Film - Why Shoot the Teacher?

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Review by user661a5cu9kv7

Max Brown, a teacher, travels to the prairies for a teaching position in a school house.

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Review by user225qadiap8a

A Canadian teacher by the name of Max Brown takes a train to the prairies where he begins his hard life as a teacher.

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Review by user9129kzlriak

This movie is about a Canadian teacher, Max Brown who in search of a job moves to the prairies, isolated and without food and shelter. Max teaches a class of misbehaving kids.

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Review by user414d9bh1jyw

An accurate depiction of a rural Canadian community in the 30's. Also applies to the 40's and early 50's.

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Review by JungleJaguar

About Max Brown who tries to survive as a school teacher in the prairies facing mean students and bad living conditions

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Review by user651a4vzhc2i

A humourous, entertaining slice of life in the Canadian Dust Bowl

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