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To Sir, with Love (1967) 7.5
Idealistic engineer-trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of London's East End. Director:James Clavell |
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Cast
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Gillian Blanchard
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Mrs. Dare
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Theo Weston
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Grace Evans
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Clinty Clintridge
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Potter
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Adrienne Posta | ... |
Moira Joseph
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Florian
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Mrs. Joseph
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Fiona Duncan | ... |
Euphemia Phillips
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Mr. Clark
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Josie Dawes
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Engineer Mark Thackeray arrives to teach a totally undisciplined class at an East End school. Still hoping for a good engineering job, he's hopeful that he won't be there long. He starts implementing his own brand of classroom discipline: forcing the pupils to treat each other with respect. Inevitably he begins getting involved in the students' personal lives, and must avoid the advances of an amorous student while winning over the class tough. What will he decide when the engineering job comes through? Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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A story as fresh as the girls in their minis. . .and as cool as their teacher had to be! See more »Genres:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 June 1967 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Al maestro con cariño See more »Box Office
Budget:
$640,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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1.85 : 1
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Lyrics by Ben Raleigh
Music by Charles Albertine
Performed by The Mindbenders (uncredited)
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Judy Geeson and Lulu were both reunited with Sidney Poitier in the TV sequel To Sir, with Love II directed by Peter Bogdanovich See more »Goofs
Boom mic shadow visible at the top left of the screen (on the white arches) when Mark Thackeray is at home opening his post and receives the job offer. See more »Quotes
Mark Thackeray: I believe one should fight for what one believes. Provided one is absolutely sure one is absolutely right.See more »
Crazy Credits
In the end credits, Michael Des Barres name is misspelled as "Micheal." See more »Soundtracks
"It's Getting Harder All The Time"Lyrics by Ben Raleigh
Music by Charles Albertine
Performed by The Mindbenders (uncredited)
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The school movie against which all other school movies are measured. Sidney Poitier was on a roll in 1966-67(A PATCH OF BLUE, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT)and TO SIR, WITH LOVE crowned that succession of great films. Poitier's Thackery is meticulous and elegant, something of a revelation to the unwashed juvenile deliquents and teen sluts who populate his class. Yet this unemployed engineer has his work cut out for him, as his motley crew will try just about anything(including burning tampons in the classroom stove!)to run him off. Instead of exploding like the kids wish, Thackery takes a different tack; treating them like adults and talking about things they have questions about. The ploy works, and along the way Thackery learns to deal with indifferent fellow teachers, racism, lovestruck female students, and a hard decision that will determine his future . . . A great inspirational movie, TO SIR, WITH LOVE also boasts British songstress Lulu in her first film role, as well as prominent soundtrack artist(The Mindbenders are the others). The process by which Thackery molds these wild, rebellious teens into mature and thoughtful adults--and the teens' resulting respect for Thackery, quite possibly the first respect they've ever felt for an adult--is touching. Definitely a classic film worth seeing.