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68% Critic Match
Conrack
“One beautiful man. His story is true.”
6.8 / 10• 1974• 1h 46m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jon Voight
Pat Conroy
Lead
Paul Winfield
Mad Billy
Madge Sinclair
Mrs. Scott
Tina Andrews
Mary
Antonio Fargas
Quickfellow
Ruth Attaway
Edna
James O'Rear
Messenger
GL
Gracia Lee
Mrs. Sellers
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Martin Ritt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Conrack is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
