A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.
Ms. Perkins
The film grossed $1.7M at the box office.
The runtime is 98 minutes (1h 38m).
The film was directed by Tony Kaye.
The screenplay was written by Carl Lund.
The score was composed by Andrew Grush.
Cinematography was handled by Tony Kaye.
The film features a large ensemble cast of over 56 credited actors.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1683526.
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Great
1,985 votes
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Released
NR
English
United States of America
$1,681,521
