Spare the Rod (1961)

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Country: UK
Genres: Drama
Release: 1961-06-18
Director: Leslie Norman
Writers: John Cresswell , Michael Croft
Language: English
Stars: Max Bygraves , Donald Pleasence , Geoffrey Keen , Betty McDowall , Peter Reynolds , Jean Anderson , Eleanor Summerfield , Mary Merrall , Richard O’Sullivan , Claire Marshall
Runtime: 93 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Spare the Rod , Versuchung auf der Schulbank , Suhog a pálca (Hungary) , 暴力の門 (Japan) , Spare the Rod (United Kingdom)
Plot: John Saunders is a teacher, just out of training college, who takes over a class of badly behaved children in an inner city school. The general rule amongst the other teachers is to enforce discipline with the cane, but Saunders has other ideas, but he has to fight against another teacher, who has a vicious streak.
IMDB:tt0055469