Movie

Conrack (1974)

• PG
• March 27, 1974
• 1h 46m

• Drama

“One beautiful man. His story is true.”

Overview

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

Pat Conroy, Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch

Starring

Jon Voight, Paul Winfield, Madge Sinclair