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The Water Is Wide (2006)

ALL 01/29/2006 (en) Drama, TV Movie 100 Min
  • Release
    01/29/2006
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    The Water Is Wide
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

Pat Conroy, an ambitious, slightly rebellious idealistic teacher accepts Bennington county, SC's school board superintendent's offer to teach the all-black kids of the pauper fishery community on Yamacraw Island. Staffless 'head' mistress Brown incarnates stupidity and blind rule obedience, her didactic skills consisting in scolding and spanking her students. Pat moves heaven and earth to motivate and educate, but after finally getting trough to pupils and parents is refused contract renewal by the arch-conservative authorities.

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  1. Robert Clotworthy

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Jeff Hephner

    Pat Conroy

  3. Frank Langella

    Superintendent

  4. Alfre Woodard

    Mrs. Brown

  5. Julianne Nicholson

    Barbara

  6. LaTanya Richardson Jackson

    Edna

  7. James Murtaugh

    Ezra Bennington

  8. Stephen Ware

    Chairman

  9. Don A. King

    Country Club Golfer

  10. Michael Harding

    Ted Stone

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 10 , Crews : 8

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The Water Is Wide (2006) 100 Min

ALL 01/29/2006 (en)
Drama, TV Movie
  • Release 01/29/2006
  • Production
  • Original title The Water Is Wide
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Pat Conroy, an ambitious, slightly rebellious idealistic teacher accepts Bennington county, SC's school board superintendent's offer to teach the all-black kids of the pauper fishery community on Yamacraw Island. Staffless 'head' mistress Brown incarnates stupidity and blind rule obedience, her didactic skills consisting in scolding and spanking her students. Pat moves heaven and earth to motivate and educate, but after finally getting trough to pupils and parents is refused contract renewal by the arch-conservative authorities.

  1. John Kent Harrison

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Michael D. Ornstein

    Editor

  4. Producer



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