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Conrack
One beautiful man. His story is true.
One beautiful man. His story is true.
Drama - 1974
Conrack
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A young, white school teacher is assigned to Yamacraw Island, an isolated fishing community off the coast of South Carolina, populated mostly by poor black families. He finds that the basically illiterate, neglected children there know so little of the world outside their island.
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Details

Runtime:
106 min
Release date:
27 Mar 1974
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 3 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
The spirit behind Conrack is so relentlessly idealistic in tone and uplifting in intent that one feels vaguely guilty for not responding to the film generously and forgivingly.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
27 Aug 2013
fresh:
Few will totally resist the surefire appeal of this latest variation on Pygmalion mythology.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
14 Jan 2008
fresh:
Despite Mr. Voight's skill, the teacher's character never jells.
– Nora Sayre,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
rotten:
It misses by less than a mile, but it misses.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The potentially dubious aspects of the subject are mostly exorcised, in part by a strong script (adapted from the book by real-life teacher Pat Conroy), but largely by the engaging and persuasive performance Ritt draws from Voight.
– ,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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