Conrack (1974)

Name: Conrack
Genre: Drama
Released: 1974-03-27

1h 46m

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March 27, 1974
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Plot.

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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Release Date
March 27, 1974

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 46m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

island

south carolina

teacher

school

racism

gullah

Wiki.

Conrack is a 1974 American drama film based on the 1972 autobiographical book The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jon Voight in the title role, alongside Paul Winfield, Madge Sinclair, Hume Cronyn and Antonio Fargas. The film was released by 20th Century Fox on March 15, 1974.

The novel was remade as The Water Is Wide in 2006, a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie starring Jeff Hephner and Alfre Woodard.