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Basic facts

Original title Why Shoot the Teacher?
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
Swedish release 1978-04-21

Cast

Bud Cort
Max Brown

Samantha Eggar
Alice Field

Chris Wiggins
Lyle Bishop

Margery Hill
Mrs. Montgomery

Norma West
Mrs. Bishop

Gary Reineke
Harris Montgomery

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor
Author

Cast

Bud Cort Max Brown
Samantha Eggar Alice Field
Chris Wiggins Lyle Bishop
Margery Hill Mrs. Montgomery
Norma West Mrs. Bishop
Gary Reineke Harris Montgomery
John Friesen Dave McDougall
Alan Stebbings Lester Sinclair
Joe Yasinsky Mr. Brown
Michael J. Reynolds Bert Field
Kenneth Griffith inspektör Woods
Vernis McCuaig Mrs. Brown
Richard Davison Roger Brown
Scott Swan Dan Trowbridge
Merrilyn Gann Sheila Barnes
Kathie Ball Louise Brown
George Gwin Orville Jackson
Joanne McNeal Mrs. McDougall
Rob Unsworth Charlie Fuller
Phyllis Ellis Rita Danchuk
Ken Rehill Tom Tobin
Bill Nelson Bill Fratus
Ed Bell Dan Smith
Doug Blake Percy Garfield
Jim Devereaux tågkonduktören
Lymon Potts radiorösten
Dale McGowan Jake Stevenson
Curtis Peterson John Stevenson
Andrea Paulson Anne McDougall
Dale Crowle Myron McDougall
Warren Sulatycky Charlie McDougall
Larissa MacLean Pearlie Sinclair
Michael Zwiers Sammy Sinclair
Karen Bernstein Violet Sinclair
Jody Gaye Scott Cathy Friessen
Ronald Urban Paul Friessen
Cynthia MacDonald Mary Field
Rick Bremness Bill Field
Jennifer Hill Summer Littlewood
Michael Ross Alan Littlewood
Murray McCune Bob Sanderson
Cathy Lynn Viste Betty Bishop
David Figenshaw Carl Wells

Companies

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 118822
Date 1978-02-09
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 2750 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1978-04-21 Lilla Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 100 min

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 4
Colour prints 6
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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