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One beautiful man. His story is true.

6.8

1h 46m

1974

“One beautiful man. His story is true.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Martin Ritt

Trailer

Drama

islandsouth carolinateacherschoolracismgullah

Cast & Crew

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

as Pat Conroy

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

as Mad Billy

Madge Sinclair

Madge Sinclair

as Mrs. Scott

Tina Andrews

Tina Andrews

as Mary

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

as Quickfellow

Ruth Attaway

Ruth Attaway

as Edna

James O'Rear

James O'Rear

as Messenger

Gracia Lee

as Mrs. Sellers

C.P. MacDonald

as Mr. Ryder

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