

One beautiful man. His story is true.
March 27, 1974
1h 46m
EN
Martin Ritt
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.

Jon Voight
Pat Conroy

Paul Winfield
Mad Billy

Madge Sinclair
Mrs. Scott

Tina Andrews
Mary


Pat Conroy, Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.
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Antonio Fargas
Quickfellow

Ruth Attaway
Edna

James O'Rear
Messenger

Gracia Lee
Mrs. Sellers

C.P. MacDonald
Mr. Ryder

Jane Moreland
Mrs. Webster

20th Century Fox
US