Conrack
Sign in to saveConrack is a 1974 American drama film based on the 1972 autobiographical book The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jon Voight in the title role, alongside Paul Winfield, Madge Sinclair, Hume Cronyn and Antonio Fargas. The film was released by 20th Century Fox on March 15, 1974.
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6.8A 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.
Released: 1974-03-27106 minDir: Martin RittDrama
Cast
- Jon Voight as Pat Conroy
- Paul Winfield as Mad Billy
- Madge Sinclair as Mrs. Scott
- Tina Andrews as Mary
- Antonio Fargas as Quickfellow
- Ruth Attaway as Edna
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Conrack
- Film.image
- conrack1974.jpg
- Film.caption
- 1974 Promotional Poster for Conrack
- Film.director
- Martin Ritt
- Film.producer
- Martin RittHarriet Frank Jr.
- Film.screenplay
- Harriet Frank Jr.Irving Ravetch
- Film.music
- John Williams
- Film.cinematography
- John A. Alonzo
- Film.editing
- Frank Bracht
- Film.distributor
- 20th Century Fox
- Film.runtime
- 106 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1974
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- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Martin Ritt
- Screenwriter
- Harriet Frank Jr.
- Composer
- John Williams
- Producer
- Martin Ritt
- Cinematographer
- John A. Alonzo
- Narrative location
- South Carolina
- Duration
- +108
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Conrack is a 1974 American drama film based on the 1972 autobiographical book The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jon Voight in the title role, alongside Paul Winfield, Madge Sinclair, Hume Cronyn and Antonio Fargas. The film was released by 20th Century Fox on March 15, 1974.
The novel was remade as The Water Is Wide in 2006, a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie starring Jeff Hephner and Alfre Woodard.
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1970s biographical drama films1974 American films1974 drama films1974 English-language films1974 films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican biographical drama filmsBiographical films about educatorsEnglish-language biographical drama filmsFilms based on American novelsFilms based on works by Pat ConroyFilms directed by Martin Ritt