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Jon Voight stars in this story, based on fact, about a teacher determined to make a difference in the lives of his students. In the late 1960s, Pat Conroy (Jon Voight) is given a teaching position on a small island off the coast of South Carolina. Conroy discovers that the school is little more than a shack and his students are functionally illiterate, can't count, and don't even know what country they're in. (They also mispronounce his name as "Conrack," a name that sticks.) The school's principal, Mrs. Scott (Madge Sinclair), has taught the students to believe that… More
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 73%

Critic Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes

‑ Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
"Despite Mr. Voight's skill, the teacher's character never jells."
‑ Nora Sayre, New York Times
‑ , TV Guide's Movie Guide
"Few will totally resist the surefire appeal of this latest variation on Pygmalion mythology."
‑ Variety Staff, Variety
"It misses by less than a mile, but it misses."
‑ Don Druker, Chicago Reader
‑ Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
‑ , Time Out
‑ Adrian Turner, Radio Times
"The whole cast are inspired and the production values outstanding."
‑ , Film4
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