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To Sir, with Love II

After thirty years teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. There, however, the challenge of teaching kids in an inner city school proves to be too much to resist.

19961h 32mNRDrama, TV Movie

About To Sir, with Love II

Directors
Peter Bogdanovich
Cast
Sidney Poitier, Christian Payton, Dana Eskelson, Fernando López, Casey Lluberes, Michael Gilio
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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