Conrack is a movie directed by Martin Ritt in 1974 and based on the book The Water is Wide by Pat Conroy, first published in 1972. The movie features Jon Voight, Paul Winfield, Madge Sinclair, Tina Andrews, Antonio Fargas, Ruth Attaway, and others.
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Storyline
The real-life tale of Pat Conroy, a compassionate and idealistic white teacher who educates a class of underprivileged black children in a remote school setting.
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Movie vs Book
Year
1974
Minutes
106
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Year
1972
Pages
310
Book Rate
8.26
S: Goodreads
Book
The Water is Wide
Author: Pat Conroy
Country: USA
First published in: 1972
Length: 310 pages
Genre: Biography
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by John Kent Harrison
User polls & recommendations
“Turning one's novel into a movie script is rather like making a series of sketches for a painting that has long ago been finished and framed.”
VLADIMIR NABOKOV (Wrirter)
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