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

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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