Conrack (1974)
- Directed by
- Martin Ritt
- Genre
- drama film, white savior film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 39 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A white teacher from the mainland is sent to a poor, mostly Black island community off the coast of South Carolina to teach elementary school kids. He tries new ways to reach them, clashing with the strict local principal.
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What happens
Conrack is a 1974 American drama film based on the 1972 autobiographical book The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jon Voight in the title role, alongside Paul Winfield, Madge Sinclair, Hume Cronyn and Antonio Fargas. The film was released by 20th Century Fox on March 15, 1974. The novel was remade as The Water Is Wide in 2006, a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie starring Jeff Hephner and Alfre Woodard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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