Canada / Jun 23, 1977
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Scott Swan | Dan Trowbridge |
| Merrilyn Gann | Sheila Barnes |
| Norma West | Mrs. Bishop |
| Margery Hill | Mrs. Montgomery |
| Joanne McNeal | Mrs. McDougall |
| George Gwin | Dance Caller |
| Doug Blake | Percy Garfield |
| Alan Stebbings | Lester Sinclair |
| Joe Yasinsky | Max's Father |
| Vernis McCuaig | Max's Mother |
| Richard Davison | Max's Brother |
| Kathie Ball | Louise Brown - Max's Sister |
| Jim Devereaux | Train Conductor |
| Lyman Potts | Radio Announcer (voice) |
| Dale McGowan | Jake Stevenson |
| Curtis Peterson | John Stevenson |
| Andrea Paulson | Anne McDougall |
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| Dale Crowle | Myron McDougall |
| Warren Sulatycky | Charlie McDougall |
| Larissa MacLean | Pearlie Sinclair |
| Michael Zwiers | Sammy Sinclair |
| Karen Bernstein | Violet Sinclair |
| Jody Hargraves | Cathy Friesen |
| Ronald Urban | Paul Friesen |
| Cynthia MacDonald | Mary Field |
| Rick Bremness | Bill Field |
| Jennifer Hill | Summer Littlewood |
| Michael Ross | Alan Littlewood |
| Murray McCune | Bob Sanderson |
| Cathy Lynn Viste | Betty Bishop |
| David Figenshaw | Carl Wells |
| Ed Bell | Dan Smith (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Ellis | Rita Danchuk |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Why Shoot the Teacher? |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lancer Productions Limited, Fraser Films, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players |
| Release date | 23 giugno 1977 |
| Executive producer | Fil Fraser |
| Production | Lawrence Hertzog, Mike Cheda |
| Writer | James Defelice, Max Braithwaite |
| Casting | Eva Langbord |
| Editing | Stan Cole |
| Cinematography | Marc Champion |
| Assistant directors | Silvio Narizzano |
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| Camera operators | Marc Champion |
| Additional photography | Marc Champion |
| Production design | Karen Bromley |
| Art direction | Karen Bromley |
| Set decoration | Karen Bromley |
| Music | Rick Hyslop, Nolan Roberts |
| Sound | Rick Hyslop, Nolan Roberts |
| Budget | 81 € |
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