Why Shoot the Teacher?

Why Shoot the Teacher?

Year: 1977

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Silvio Narizzano

ComedyDrama

“Everything is funny, as long as it’s happening to someone else!” In the bitter winter of 1935, fresh‑out teacher Max Brown arrives in Willowgreen, Saskatchewan, to run a one‑room schoolhouse. He soon discovers the reality of a relentless freeze, cramped basement quarters, disrespect from his older pupils and meager, irregular pay.

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