To Sir, with Love
Turned-on teens... and the teacher who had to tame them!
NR 1967 · 105 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama
A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.
Directed by James Clavell · Written by James Clavell
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Sidney Poitier Mark Thackeray -
Christian Roberts Denham -
Judy Geeson Pamela Dare -
Suzy Kendall Gillian Blanchard -
Lulu Barbara 'Babs' Pegg - A Ann Bell Mrs. Dare
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Geoffrey Bayldon Theo Weston -
Faith Brook Grace Evans -
Patricia Routledge Clinty Clintridge -
Christopher Chittell Potter -
Lynne Sue Moon Miss Wong -
Adrienne Posta Moira Joseph
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