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:
Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch.
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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 | Harriet Frank Jr. | Screenplay |
| Writing | Irving Ravetch | Screenplay |
| Production | Richard Kobritz | Associate Producer |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Art | Walter Scott Herndon | Production Design |
| Editing | Frank Bracht | Editor |
| Directing | Marvin Weldon | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Richard Kobritz | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Camera | John A. Alonzo | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margo Baxley | Costume Design |
| Production | Martin Ritt | Producer |
| Production | Harriet Frank Jr. | Producer |
| Directing | Irby Smith | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Anthony Brand | Second Assistant Director |
