Conrack (1974)
One beautiful man. His story is true.
106 min
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.
- Release date
- March 27, 1974
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Jon Voight as Pat Conroy
- Paul Winfield as Mad Billy
- Madge Sinclair as Mrs. Scott
- Tina Andrews as Mary
- Antonio Fargas as Quickfellow
- Ruth Attaway as Edna
- James O'Rear as Messenger
- Gracia Lee as Mrs. Sellers
- C.P. MacDonald as Mr. Ryder
- Jane Moreland as Mrs. Webster
Crew
- Martin Ritt · Director
- Pat Conroy · Writer
- Irving Ravetch · Writer
- Harriet Frank Jr. · Writer
- Harriet Frank Jr. · Producer
- Irving Ravetch · Producer
- Martin Ritt · Producer
- John Williams · Composer
- John A. Alonzo · Cinematographer
- Frank Bracht · Editor
- Lynn Stalmaster · Casting director
- Walter Scott Herndon · Production designer