Hamilton Cade is an alcoholic teacher striving to put his life back together. He accepts a job tutoring an “exceptional child” only to find that young Freddie is mentally retarded (an outstanding performance by retarded actor Billy Schulman). A black man who works for Freddie’s father also becomes interested in teaching the child, and becomes a second role model for him. A “Hall of Fame” production. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 8.6/10 | |
Released: | February 5, 1969 | |
Runtime: | 90 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Cast: | Ossie Davis George Grizzard Anthony Jones Sally Cook | |
Crew: | Allan Sloane Ian Sloane Fielder Cook | |
expresso : I like this - dramatic readings of popular literature.