Film · 2005

The Hobart Shakespeareans

Name: The Hobart Shakespeareans
Director: Mel Stuart
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-09-06

52 min · Directed by Mel Stuart

Documentary

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Rafe Esquith, 1992 American Teacher of the Year and National Medal of Arts recipient, teaches 5th-grade children whose parents don't speak English at a school in a dangerous, poor, drug-infested 100% Latino/Asian neighborhood in Los Angeles.

Cast

Michael York

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Ian McKellen

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Rafe Esquith

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Crew

Director: Mel Stuart

Editor

Alex Rotaru

Cinematography

Alex Rotaru

Details

Studios: American Documentary, POV, Thirteen
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Release: September 6, 2005

Themes

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