Braithwaites 1959 autobiographical novel of the same name. She was taking me out in my pram and as seen in the film sidney poitier runs the length of glamis road to reach the funeral, and mums pushing me out of the flats, right into the path of sidney poitier who. This film spoke to me as i saw parallels with my own life and work ive done. A film guide that looks at to sir, with love 1967, which sees a new teacher arrive in a tough london school, using unorthodox methods in an attempt to turn the kids lives around. With sidney poitier, judy geeson, christian roberts, suzy kendall. This is a tough, gritty portrayal of reality with a stellar endingwithout being sentimental or formulaic. To sir, with love is a 1967 british drama film that deals with social and racial issues in an inner city school. It was directed by peter bogdanovich his first madefortv film and stars sidney poitier reprising the role of mark thackeray. The culture of teachers and the educational system is also a focus of the story line. Like the first film, it deals with social issues in an inner city school.
To sir, with love, british film drama, released in 1967, that was especially noted for sidney poitiers powerful performance. Set preferences and get ageappropriate recommendations with common sense media plus. But what its really about is teased hair, heavy eyeliner and. Browse memorable film quotes from to sir, with love 1967 p1 at classic movie hub cmh. In 1967, the novel was made into a film, to sir, with love, starring sidney poitier and lulu, and the films title song became a number1 hit that year. After thirty years teaching in london, mark thackeray retires and returns to chicago. I know this may seem corny, but this movie made me want to be a teacher. It is really a film worth watching, the story and characters stay on with you in a fine, beautifully quiet manner even when the film is over. To sir, with love deals with the culture of workingclass young people in 1960s london. To sir, with love is a film directed by james clavell with sidney poitier, christian roberts, judy geeson, suzy kendall, year. To sir, with love is a wellmade, sometimes poignant, drama from the 1959 e.
London high school students, including judy geeson and, of course, lulu, warbling the immortal karaoke perennial. This guide is useful for exploring topics including careers, history and pshe education in addition to highlighting. Ideological changes in postcivil rights movement america were at the heart of legendary africanamerican actor sidney poitiers films in the late 1960s. Sidney poitier walks into a east end london class of disaffected teens and changes their habits, attitudes and prospects. To sir with love is the theme from james clavells 1967 film to sir, with love.
The process by which thackery molds these wild, rebellious teens into mature and thoughtful adultsand the teens resulting respect for thackery, quite possibly the first respect theyve ever felt for an adultis touching. A great inspirational movie, to sir, with love also boasts british songstress lulu in her first film role, as well as prominent soundtrack artistthe mindbenders are the others. Written and directed by james clavell and based on the semiautobiographical novel of the same name by e. The ending of to sir, with love thackeray sidney poitier tears up his letter of acceptance for an engineering job, and decides to stay at the. Sydney poitier speelt in deze film weer fantastisch. The ending of to sir, with love thackeray sidney poitier tears up his letter of acceptance for an engineering job, and decides to stay at the school. The novel is based on true events concerned with braithwaite taking up a teaching post in a school there. To sir, with love is a 1967 british drama film that deals with social and racial issues in an inner. During his speech to the faculty and friends who have gathered to send him off with good wishes, he announces that he has. Sidney poitier in to sir, with love 1967 to sir, with love 1967 sidney poitier in to sir, with love 1967 to sir, with. Oddly, the song was never released as a single in the u.
Braithwaite, sir tells the story of an outofluck civil engineer from british guyana via california who accepts a teaching job on londons east end. As a white film, to sir, with love capitalizes on this disposition to create a story. Born in british guiana, now guyana, possibly in 1920 dates differ depending on the source. The film addresses issues of race and class and offers a window into london in the mid1960s. Sidney poitier is endearing as the sensitive teacher that helps change the ways of thinking in his rebellious students in a 1960s london high. To sir, with love 1967 720p bluray x264 yify youtube. To sir, with love was written by er braithwaite, and is largely autobiographical, based on his experiences as a teacher in an east end school even the teacher in the novel is called braithwaite. What cultures are portrayed in the movie to sir, with love. To sir, with love ii 1996 mark thackeray poitier is a west indian, who in the 1967 film had taken teaching in a london east end school. About to sir with love written for the 1967 film of the same name. Mickie most produced the record, with mike leander arranging and conducting. To sir, with love 1967 was one of the most popular films of the 1960s, in fact incredibly it was the 3rd mostpopular british film of the decade in the us behind two bond films goldfinger and thunderball.
Sir sidney was sent to the united states to live with his brother at the age of fifteen the age of the students as he was getting into too much trouble at home in nassau. It is a sequel to the 1967 british film, to sir, with love. To sir, with love ii is a 1996 american television film. In 1996 poitier reprised the role of thackeray in the television movie to sir, with love ii. Braithwaite novel about a negro teacher, working in a london slum, who transforms an unruly class into a group of. Sidney poitier reprises his role as mark thackeray in to sir, with love ii, the sequel to the original 1967 classic film to sir, with love. To sir, with love 1967 original trailer hd 1080p youtube.
The process by which thackery molds these wild, rebellious teens into mature and thoughtful adultsand the teens resulting respect for thackery, quite possibly the. I love inspirational teacher films, and i think to sir, with love is the finest example of the genre. To sir, with love 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sentimental reflections on an inspirational teacher are often the makings of weak dishwater films, but in james clavells to sir, with love, a strong cast and an unforgettable title song make this. A wonderfully subtle but very definitely thought provoking film with a realistic story line. A madefortelevision sequel, to sir, with love ii 1996, was released nearly three decades later, with poitier reprising his starring role. To sir, with love 1967 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. About to sir with love to sir with love is the theme from james clavells 1967 film to sir, with love. The love vs class battle gets revamped in this tillotama shome film in sir, tillotama shome and vivek gombers characters share a bond that is beyond their professional relationship, but society wont let them act on their desires and thus, begins the.
A novice teacher faces a class of rowdy, undisciplined workingclass punks in this classic film that reflected some of the problems and fears of. He spent twenty years teaching and ten in administrative roles. In october, to sir with love began a fiveweek run at no. There, however, the challenge of reaching kids in an inner city school proves to be too much to resist. Lulu and judy geeson, who starred as poitiers students in the first film, make cameo appearances in to sir with love ii, with daniel j. While its a bit dated and overly schmaltzy, to sir, with love remains compelling because of sidney poitiers outstanding performance and the catchy theme. In the movie, lulus character performs the song at a school dance. The love vs class battle gets revamped in this tillotama shome film. To sir, with love 1967 was one of the most popular films of the 1960s, in fact incredibly it was the 3rd mostpopular british film of the decade in the us behind. Judy geesons pamela acting career was launched and the film was lulus babs breakthrough into popstardom with her hauntingly poignant song, to sir, with love. Read the full synopsis of to sir, with love, 1967, directed by james clavell, with sidney poitier, christian roberts, judy geeson, at turner classic movies. The song was performed by lulu, and written by don black and mark london husband of lulus longtime manager marion massey. Johnson street, london 12 years after sidney poitier was the innercity schoolkid given a chance in life by doggedly determined teacher glenn ford in rocknroll 50s landmark blackboard jungle, he steps up to the role of mentor to a new generation. Travanti and jeff sill highlighting the supporting cast of.
The original trailer in high definition of to sir, with love directed by james clavel and starring sidney poitier, judy geeson, christian roberts. To sir, with love remains compelling because of sidney poitiers outstanding. This movie is about many things teen angst, race relations, and poverty. Poitier played mark thackeray, a charismatic schoolteacher in london at the height of the youthful mod movement of the 1960s. Seuseungui eunhye aka to sir, with love, my teacher or teachers mercy is a 2006 south korean horror film, and the.