Saturday, August 18, 2012

Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)

Paramount Pictures
Directed by John Mackenzie
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
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David Hemmings takes a new job as a replacement teacher at a typical English boarding school for boys. On his first day his students admit to killing the previous teacher. At first he doesn't believe them, but when the evidence mounts he is helpless to do anything about it. The students use their overwhelming numbers to intimidate him, and soon they have him completely in their control. After they attempt to gang rape his pretty wife, he begins to fight back. Nicely photographed at a real school on the English seaside, the plot unfolds gradually if somewhat predictably, a few more twists would have elevated this even more.

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