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The Student Teachers (1973)

The Student Teachers poster
Directed by
Jonathan Kaplan
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of female student teachers get involved in crime and danger at their school. The film follows their attempts to navigate threats from violent people.

retrogrittyfast-pacedexploitativesleazydatedlow-budget

What happens

The Student Teachers is a 1973 American exploitation film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and produced by Julie Corman. Part of the "nurse" cycle of films that began with The Student Nurses (1970), it was made by the same team behind Night Call Nurses. The film was shot in 15 days for under $100,000 and became one of the most successful entries in the series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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