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A British Blackboard Jungle that bears no resemblance to school life as we know it.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
60
The New York Times by Bosley Crowther
A cozy, good-humored and unbelievable little tale.
50
Well-meaning tripe from 1966, crossbreeding Swinging London and social consciousness as Sidney Poitier tries to educate some East End ghetto kids.
78
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
Good performances elevate the material.
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The New Yorker by Pauline Kael
In movies like this one, Poitier's self-inflicted stereotype of goodness cancels out his acting.