Depicting a naive teacher in an integrated school, this film seemingly inspired TV's "Welcome Back, Kotter" and several other movies that used the same backdrop, beginning with THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE. It was based on an article in the
Saturday Review that later became Bel Kaufman's
best-selling novel. Dennis is a newly graduated teacher who is bound and determined to introduce the finer points of English literature to her motley charges. The other teachers and administrators are darn near as motley, so she faces problems galore. The chief administrator is Poole, who wants to
run his school the way Patton ran his army, with heavy discipline and total obedience...
Released:
1967
Rated:
NR
Length:
120 mins