Why Shoot the Teacher

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Why Shoot the Teacher ★★★ 1979

A young teacher sent to a one-room schoolhouse in a small prairie town in Saskatchewan during the Depression gets a cold reception on the cold prairie. One of the more popular films at the Canadian box office. Cort was Harold in “Harold and Maude.” Based on the novel by Max Braithwaite. 101m/C VHS . CA Bud Cort, Samantha Eggar, Chris Wiggins; D: Silvio Narizzano; W: James DeFelice.