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The Explosive Generation is a american film of genre Drama directed by Buzz Kulik released in USA on 19 october 1961 with William Shatner
The Explosive Generation (1961)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 19 october 1961
Length 1h29
Directed by Buzz Kulik
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education
Rating62%
The Explosive Generation is a 1961 film directed by Buzz Kulik. It stars William Shatner and Patty McCormack.
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The story is about Peter Gifford, a teacher who wants to teach high school students to think for themselves and express themselves. A female student pushes to have open classroom discussion about the physical and emotional issues associated with teenage relationships and sex. This issue gets blown out of proportion by parents who don't have the facts and jump to ill-informed conclusions, demanding sanctions against the mostly innocent teacher, who keeps still on the matter to protect the involved students. The entire student body rallies in a Gandhiesque silent protest that helps everyone learn to appreciate the truth of the matter.Actors
William Shatner
(Peter Gifford)
Beau Bridges
(Stephen)
Patty McCormack
(Janet Sommers)
Phillip Terry
(Mr. Carlyle)
Virginia Field
(Mrs. Katie Sommers)
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