The Water Is Wide
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Pat Conroy, an ambitious, slightly rebellious idealistic teacher accepts Bennington county, SC's school board superintendent's offer to teach the all-black kids of the pauper fishery community on Yamacraw Island. Staffless 'head' mistress Brown incarnates stupidity and blind rule obedience, her didactic skills consisting in scolding and spanking her students. Pat moves heaven and earth to motivate and educate, but after finally getting trough to pupils and parents is refused contract renewal by the arch-conservative authorities.
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Cast
26 people
Robert Clotworthy
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Buried
Jeff Hephner
Pat Conroy
Known for
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Eric
John Kent Harrison
Pat Conroy
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Christopher V. Bromley
Frank Langella
Superintendent
Known for
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Cameron Johann
Jonathan Estrin
Alfre Woodard
Mrs. Brown
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Brent Shields
Julianne Nicholson
Barbara
Known for
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Richard Welsh
John Kent Harrison Director · Jonathan Estrin Screenplay Pat Conroy Author
Budget $2M · United States release January 29, 2006 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$2,000,000
Production
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Production
McGee Street Productions
Production
CBS
Production · Distribution
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 29, 2006
Theatrical
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