
The Water Is Wide
2006 · Movie · 97 min · ★ 7.0
An idealistic young teacher accepts a job at an underserved school on an isolated island off the South Carolina coast in the 1960s.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-01-29
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (6 votes)
Themes
- south carolina
- young teacher
- gullah
Cast & crew

Robert Clotworthy
as Narrator (voice)

Jeff Hephner
as Pat Conroy

Frank Langella
as Superintendent

Alfre Woodard
as Mrs. Brown

Julianne Nicholson
as Barbara

LaTanya Richardson Jackson
as Edna

James Murtaugh
as Ezra Bennington

Stephen Ware
as Chairman

Don A. King
as Country Club Golfer

Michael Harding
as Ted Stone
Directed by John Kent Harrison