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Teachers (1984)

Director: Arthur Hiller

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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

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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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