To Sir, with Love 1967

To Sir, with Love
Columbia, 1967, Color, 105 minutes, ***½
Released June, 1967

Sentimental heart-tugger stars Sidney Poitier as a first-year teacher at a rundown East End London high school who bucks the traditional educational system, allowing his unruly students to learn through experience and acquire a sense of responsibility. Co-stars Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts and Lulu (who sings the title tune); written, produced and directed by novelist James Clavell ("Shogun").

Wonderfully uplifting movie. Poitier is, as always, fantastic. And so was Judy Geeson and Lulu.
Written for the Screen, Produced & Directed by: James Clavell
Assistant Director: Ted Sturgis
Executive Producer: John R. Sloan
Production Manager: Basil Rayburn
Screenplay: James Clavell
From the Novel by E. R. Braithwaite
Conducted by: Philip Martell
Music by: Ron Grainer
Songs: "To Sir with Love" Lyric: Don Black, Music: Marc London; "Stealing My Love from Me" Lyric and Music: Marc London; "Off and Running" Lyric: Toni Wine, Music: Carole Bayer; "It's Getting Harder All the Time" Lyric: Ben Raleigh, Music: Charles Albertine; Title Song Arranged by Mike Leander
Art Director: Tony Woollard
Set Dresser: Ian Whittaker
Wardrobe Supervisor: John Wilson Apperson
Makeup: Jill Carpenter
Hairdresser: Betty Glasow
Director of Photography: Paul Beeson
Montage: George White
Montage Stills: Laurie Ridley, Dennis C. Stone
Filmed in Technicolor
Editor: Peter Thornton

Cast: Sidney Poitier [Mark Thackeray], Christian Roberts [Bert Denham], Suzy Kendall [Gillian Blanchard], Judy Geeson [Pamela Dare], Lulu [Barbara Pegg], Faith Brook [Mrs. Evans], Geoffrey Bayldon [Mr. Weston], Mona Bruce [Jose Dawes], Fiona Duncan [Miss Phillips], Cyril Shaps [Mr. Pinkus], Edward Burnham [Mr. Florian], Patricia Routledge [Miss Clinty Kittridge], Gareth Robinson [Tich Jackson], Grahame Charles [Fernman], Roger Shepherd ["Fats" Buckley], Christopher Chittell [Potter], Marianne Stone [Gert], Adrienne Posta [Moira Jackson], Peter Attard [Ingham], Anthony Villaroel [Seales], Lynne Sue Moon [Wong], Michael Des Barres [Williams], Rita Webb [Mrs. Joseph], Ann Bell [Mrs. Dare], The Mindbenders [Themselves]

Musical Program: [0:00] To Sir, with Love (sung by Lulu behind titles); [0:10] Stealing My Love from Me (sung by Lulu, danced by kids); [0:37] Off and Running (sung by The Mindbenders on record player, danced by kids); [0:50] To Sir, with Love (sung by Lulu); [1:33] unidentified instrumental (played by The Mindbenders on-screen, danced by kids); [1:37] It's Getting Harder All the Time (performed by The Mindbenders on-screen, danced by Judy Geeson and Sidney Poitier); [1:40] To Sir, with Love (sung by Lulu, backed by the Mindbenders on-screen); [1:44] To Sir, with Love (sung by Lulu behind end credits)