To sir with love (1967)

This movie is about many things – teen angst, race relations, and poverty. But what it's *really* about is teased hair, heavy eyeliner and miniskirts. And the title song, of course. Who could ever forget the gushing sentimentality of Lulu warbling about crayons and perfume? It is a charmer of a movie with life breathed into it by a fresh cast of young Brits. Released at a time when the world was captivated by all things British, it was relatively daring at the time it was made. A low-budget film that raked it in at the box office, Poitier, as in *Lilies of the Field*, wisely accepted a low salary in exchange for a share of the profits. But the biggest profit of all is his portrayal of the East End school teacher, Mark Thackery, who quickly learns that his students need a different kind of education than that of a textbook. It has been, unfairly or not, relentlessly compared to *The Blackboard Jungle*, and it is a blood-relation to *Up the Down Staircase* and *Dangerous Minds*. But none of them have the sweetness of Judy Geeson, as Thackery's irrepressible student Pamela Dare. At the end of the movie, when Thackery and Dare dance together, racial, social and philosophical barriers are smashed, and hope springs eternal.

1. To sir with love By: Maghan Das GBSN SEM-V Indus college of Nursing Maghan Das

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3. Directed by James Clavell Produced by James Clavell Screenplay by James Clavell Based on To Sir, With Love 1959 novel by  E. R. Braithwaite Starring Sidney Poitier Maghan Das

4. Plot Mark Thackeray (Sidney Poitier), an unemployed man, applies for an engineering job but it will be a long time before a decision is made. He also applies for, and is awarded, a teaching position at the North Quay Secondary School in the tough East End of London. He comes from British Guiana via California. Maghan Das

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6. Characters 13 Maghan Das

7. Mark Thackeray comes from British Guiana holds a degree in Communication Engineering no prior teaching experience Maghan Das

8. 15 look down to the students in North Quay, doesn’t care about students at all discourage Thackeray from being a teacher at North Quay Theo Weston Maghan Das

9. Gillian Blanchard 16 was scared by the students support Thackeray on outings Maghan Das

10. Denham 17 student of Thackeray’s class troublemaker against Thackeray Maghan Das

11. Pamela Dare 18 Student of Thackeray’s class has a crush on Thackeray Maghan Das

12. Bert Denham (Christian Roberts) Maghan Das

13. Pamela Dare (Judy Geeson ) Maghan Das

14. One student, Williams, casually wears sunglasses right in the classroom Maghan Das

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16. Thackeray wins the class over, except for Denham, who continues to bait him.  Maghan Das

17. He starts to win the students back after he beats Denham in a boxing match Maghan Das

18. Thackeray wins back their respect and is invited to the class dance. Maghan Das

19. Thackeray's search for an engineering position has continued throughout the movie, and at this low point in his relationship with his students, he is ecstatic to receive a job offer. Maghan Das

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21. What subject(s) was Thackeray teaching? No particular subject was mentioned. Thackeray had a degree in engineering, and it seemed like he was required to teach all subjects, such as English, history, math, sociology, even P.T.. Maghan Das

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24. What are the classroom rules that Thackeray lays down for his students? As his students will be graduating at the end of the term, Thackeray intends, first and foremost, to teach them about the adult world that is waiting out there for them. His rules are these ( 1) Students will address him as either "Sir" or " Mr Thackeray“ (2) when he is talking, students will listen without interruption, and the same respect must be shown to any student who has been given the floor ; Maghan Das

25. (3) girls will be addressed as "Miss" and boys by their surnames (4) girls will learn to behave with dignity as adult men do not want to marry sluts (5) boys will bathe and dress in clean clothes as it will make them more appealing to adult girls. Maghan Das

26. How does the movie end? Mark is finally offered a job as an engineer and is looking forward to leaving. The students invite him to the passing out dance. Pamela asks him to dance during a ladies' choice while Babs (Lulu) sings the theme song,  To Sir, with Love . Maghan Das

27. When the students give him a present, Mark is so touched that tears well up in his eyes, Maghan Das

28. and he has to leave the dance. As he sits at his desk looking at the pewter mug that was his present, two rowdy students enter the classroom and announce that they will be in his class next term. When they leave the room, Mark stands up, pulls the job offer from his pocket, and tears it up. Maghan Das

29. Two youths rush into the classroom, and upon seeing Thackeray they begin mocking his gift and joking that they will be in his class next year . Maghan Das

30. Thackeray realizes that he has a job to do and he tears up the job offer letter, signifying that he is going to stay on at the school. He realizes how affectionate he feels towards the children and understands he can never part from them Maghan Das

31. What is the meaning behind the song ‘To Sir With Love’ by Lulu? One of the sub-plots in the movie, To Sir With Love, is the “sexual tension” that exists between the teacher and one of his students. So the song also deals with the idea that the student could only “give” herself to him in a platonic sense. Lulu is singing on behalf of all the students who “grew up” under the teacher’s supervision, but could not express it any other way. Maghan Das

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33. Cast Sidney Poitier as Mark Thackeray Christian Roberts as Bert Denham Judy Geeson  as Pamela Dare Suzy Kendall as Gillian Blanchard Lulu as Barbara " Babs " Pegg Ann Bell as Mrs. Dare Geoffrey Bayldon  as Theo Weston Faith Brook as Grace Evans Maghan Das