Conrack (1974)
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.
Director:
Martin Ritt
Writers:
Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr..
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Jon Voight as Pat Conroy |
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Paul Winfield as Mad Billy |
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Madge Sinclair as Mrs. Scott |
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Tina Andrews as Mary |
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Antonio Fargas as Quickfellow |
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Ruth Attaway as Edna |
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James O'Rear as Messenger |
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Gracia Lee as Mrs. Sellers |
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C.P. MacDonald as Mr. Ryder |
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Jane Moreland as Mrs. Webster |
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Thomas Horton as Judge |
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Nancy Butler as Mrs. Ryder |
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Robert W. Page as Mr. Spaulding |
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Hume Cronyn as Skeffington |
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Ronnie Leggett as Ronnie |
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Martin Ritt | Director |
| Writing | Pat Conroy | Novel |
| Writing | Irving Ravetch | Screenplay |
| Writing | Harriet Frank Jr. | Screenplay |
| Editing | Frank Bracht | Editor |
| Production | Richard Kobritz | Associate Producer |
| Production | Richard Kobritz | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Directing | Irby Smith | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marvin Weldon | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Anthony Brand | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margo Baxley | Costume Design |
| Art | John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Art | Walter Scott Herndon | Production Design |
| Camera | John A. Alonzo | Director of Photography |
| Production | Martin Ritt | Producer |
| Production | Harriet Frank Jr. | Producer |