Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)
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.
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Cast
Bud Cort
as Max Brown
Walter Edward Cox, known professionally as Bud Cort (March 29, 1948 – February 11, 2026) was an American film and stage actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his portrayals of Harold in Ha...
Samantha Eggar
as Alice Field
Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (March 5, 1939 — October 15, 2025) was an Oscar nominated English film, television and voice actress who appeared in Doctor Dolittle..
Chris Wiggins
as Lyle Bishop
Chris Wiggins (January 13, 1930 - February 19, 2017) was an English actor.
He started out as a banker in his home country before he began his acting career in Canada, where he moved in 1952.
Wiggins...
Gary Reineke
as Harris Montgomery
Gary Allen Reineke was an American actor based in Canada. Reineke was born in Thorp, Wisconsin, on May 20, 1940, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. Reineke appeared in more tha...
John Friesen
as Dave McDougall
Michael J. Reynolds
as Burt Fields
Michael John Reynolds (15 August 1939 – 22 March 2018) was a Canadian actor who has featured in over one hundred films..
Director
Silvio Narizzano
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