Why Shoot the Teacher?
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| Why Shoot the Teacher? | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Silvio Narizzano |
| Produced by | Lawrence Hertzog |
| Written by | James DeFelice |
| Starring | Bud Cort Samantha Eggar Kenneth Griffith Chris Wiggins |
| Music by | Ricky Hyslop |
| Cinematography | Marc Champion |
| Editing by | Max Benedict Stan Cole |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country |  Canada |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Why Shoot the Teacher? is a 1977 Canadian comedy-drama film based on a book of the same name by Max Braithwaite.
The plot concerns Max Brown (Bud Cort) who travels to Western Canada in the mid-1930s to accept a teaching position at a small rural schoolhouse in the fictional settlement of Willowgreen, Saskatchewan. The story proceeds with his challenges of adapting to the challenges of teaching in the Depression-era rural setting.
The movie was filmed on location at Hanna, Alberta.
[edit] Awards and recognition
James DeFelice won a 1978 Canadian Film Award for the film's adapted screenplay. The film itself won the Golden Reel Award for attaining higher box-office gross revenues of that year than any other Canadian film.
[edit] External links
- Why Shoot the Teacher? at the Canadian Film Encyclopedia
- Why Shoot the Teacher?, movie review at The New York Times
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