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Spare the Rod
62%
Movie
1h 33m
AI Analysis
Spare the Rod (1961) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Spare the Rod (1961) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: It is London in the year 1960 and John Saunders enthusiastically begins his new teaching career at a tough slum-area school. His class are bored pupils in their last term before leaving. Will he handle the grave problems that lie ahead? Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~93 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Spare the Rod 62% (5 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
62%
from 5 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
It is London in the year 1960 and John Saunders enthusiastically begins his new teaching career at a tough slum-area school. His class are bored pupils in their last term before leaving. Will he handle the grave problems that lie ahead?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1961-05-23
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- TMDB rating
- 6.2
- TMDB ID
- 217817
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Where can I watch Spare the Rod (1961)?
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Is there an official trailer for Spare the Rod?
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What is Spare the Rod about?
It is London in the year 1960 and John Saunders enthusiastically begins his new teaching career at a tough slum-area school. His class are bored pupils in their last term before leaving. Will he ha... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Spare the Rod?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Spare the Rod?
The official runtime for Spare the Rod is approximately 93 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Max Bygraves
John Saunders
Geoffrey Keen
Arthur Gregory
Donald Pleasence
Mr. Jenkins
Betty McDowall
Ann Collins
Peter Reynolds
Alec Murray
Jean Anderson
Mrs. Pond
Eleanor Summerfield
Mrs. Harkness
Mary Merrall
Miss Fogg
Richard O'Sullivan
Fred Harkness
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Claire Marshall
Margaret
Jeremy Bulloch
Angell
Michael Craze
Thatcher
Bryan Pringle
Drunken Father
Aubrey Woods
Mr. Bickerstaff
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