The Water Is Wide

The Water Is Wide — Plot

Pat Conroy, an ambitious, slightly rebellious idealistic teacher accepts Bennington county, SC's school board superintendent's offer to teach the all-black kids of the pauper fishery community on Yamacraw Island. Staffless 'head' mistress Brown incarnates stupidity and blind rule obedience, her didactic skills consisting in scolding and spanking her students. Pat moves heaven and earth to motivate and educate, but after finally getting trough to pupils and parents is refused contract renewal by the arch-conservative authorities.

• Release date
• January 29, 2006
• Runtime
• 100 min
• Genres
• Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• John Kent Harrison

The Water Is Wide — Cast

Robert Clotworthy Narrator (voice) Jeff Hephner Pat Conroy Frank Langella Superintendent Alfre Woodard Mrs. Brown Julianne Nicholson Barbara LaTanya Richardson Jackson Edna James Murtaugh Ezra Bennington Stephen Ware Chairman