To Sir, With Love: Amazon.ca: Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts, Suzy Kendall, Ann Bell, Geoffrey Bayldon, Faith Brook, Patricia Routledge, Chris Chittell, Adrienne Posta, Edward Burnham, Rita Webb, Paul Beeson, James Clavell, Peter Thornton, John R. Sloan, E.R. Braithwaite: DVD

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Novelist James Clavell wrote, produced, and directed this 1967 British film (based on a novel by E.R. Braithwaite) about a rookie teacher who throws out stock lesson plans and really takes command of his unruly, adolescent students in a London school. Poitier is very good as a man struggling with the extent of his commitment to the job, and even more as a teacher whose commitment is to proffering life lessons instead of academics. The spirit of this movie can be found in such recent films as Dangerous Minds and Mr. Holland's Opus, but none is as moving as this one. Besides, the others don't have a title song performed by pop star Lulu. --Tom Keogh

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars unhappy, May 20 2011

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This review is from: To Sir, with Love [Region 2] (DVD)

This dvd did not indicate to me at the time of purchase that it can only be used on european dvd;s- it was a waste of money time and effort to get this.
It should have alerted me at time of check out to confirm if I could use it or not as I ordered and it was being sent to canada.
very unhappy.

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4.0 out of 5 stars To Sir With Love, Feb 20 2012

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This is an awesome movie. Loved it 20 years ago and still love it. It really shows the problems for teachers in inner city schools. Not alot has changed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of Sidney Poitier's outstanding movies, Jun 25 2004

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This movie, based on E.R. Braithwaite's book, was one of the outstanding movies of Sidney Poitier. I am a sucker of such movies, especially as I can relate to them. I was in a difficult school during my teenage years with bad schoolmates and some good teachers set me straight, otherwise, I would have been in trouble. This movie inspired many other movies but did not do such a splendid job. The main difference was the script and the actors.

Sidney plays the part of Mark Thackerey who is an engineer who does not get a job as an engineer and decides to become a teacher as an intermediate job. In the East End school he sees how bad the standards of the students are and realizes that he is not making any difference. Finally one day he loses his cool, and then hits on an idea to change the students attitude. Gradually, the students warm up to him. Though some of the ideas might be dated (language, customs etc) for the present day, the ideas of racism, generation difference, teacher-student trust and problems are well brought out. This is still a timeless classic and for anyone who has worked with schools, teachers and problem students.

The DVD quality is excellent. Both video and sound transfer are good. Sidney is Sidney, what can I say, his quiet, dignified style of acting and the way he handles all the situations by showing his emotions is fantastic. The theme song of this movie is also special. Do not miss this movie.

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