Why Shoot The Teacher?


Release Information: April 30, 1977; Cannes; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); April 30, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); April 30, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 24, 1977; Cannes; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 24, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 24, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 23, 1977; Cannes; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 23, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 23, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); April 30, 1977; Cannes; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); April 30, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); April 30, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 24, 1977; Cannes; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 24, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 24, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 23, 1977; Cannes; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 23, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 23, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); April 30, 1977; Cannes; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); April 30, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); April 30, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 24, 1977; Cannes; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 24, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 24, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 23, 1977; Cannes; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 23, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); June 23, 1977; Ottawa (Britannia 1); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)


Funding Sources: Tax Shelter Era/Capital Cost Allowance (CCA)
Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)

Budget: Budget: $810,000

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Executive Producer: Fil Fraser; Fil Fraser

99 minutes

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Why Shoot the Teacher? Commentary

Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977) was the first of four feature films produced by Fil Fraser as part of a goal to tell western Canadian stories to Canadian audiences. It was one of the most successful films ever made in Canada, grossing over $2,000,000...

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