Movie

Conrack

67%Critics15 reviews76%Audience29 reviews

6.097average critics score, out of 1019741h 47mPG

Drama

In this uplifting drama based on the memoir "The Water is Wide," Pat Conroy (Jon Voight) accepts a teaching position on an isolated island in South Carolina. There he finds a class of black students who are not only illiterate, but also wanting for simple personal hygiene. Conroy contradicts the lax institutional standards and exposes his students to a wide range of topics, but those in power do not take kindly to his efforts to overturn their racist policies.

Directed by:

Martin Ritt