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Teachers (1984)
Director: Arthur Hiller
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
This is about wastage in the field of education. But the film manages to waste: Nolte, playing a disillusioned teacher with all the fire of a tranquillised tiger; fine character actors like Royal Dano and Allen Garfield; and, finally, a potentially dynamic subject. Hiller's sledgehammer direction turns the problems common in education into an endless parade of clichés, feebly propped up by wacky humour, inarticulacy, ham and corn. Avoid.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Arthur Hiller
Producer: Aaron Russo
Cast: Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Judd Hirsch, Ralph Macchio, Allen Garfield, Lee Grant, Richard Mulligan, Royal Dano, William Schallert, Art Metrano, Laura Dern, Zohra Lampert, Morgan Freeman full cast
Duration: 106 mins
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