The Water Is Wide
(2006)
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Synopsis
A stellar cast and a strong script greatly enhance this uplifting fact-based drama set in 1969 about a teacher, Pat Conroy (Jeff Hephner), who accepts a position on a remote island off the South Carolina coast where the kids are barely literate and are used to the strict teaching of a stern principal (Alfre Woodard). Piedmont: Frank Langella.
Directors
John Kent Harrison, Kees Van Oostrum, Michael Ornstein, Jonathan Estrin, Brent Shields
Production year
2006
Rating
TV-PG
Studio
Hallmark Hall Of Fame Productions, Inc.
Runtime
120 minutes
Cast
Jeff Hephner, Alfre Woodard, Frank Langella, Julianne Nicholson, LaTanya Richardson