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To Sir, with Love is a 1967 British drama film that deals with social and racial issues in a secondary school in the East End of London. It stars Sidney Poitier and features Christian Roberts , Judy Geeson , Suzy Kendall , Patricia Routledge and singer Lulu making her film debut. [ 4 ]
To Sir, With Love is a 1959 autobiographical novel by E. R. Braithwaite set in the East End of London. The novel is based on the true story of Braithwaite accepting a teaching post in a secondary school. The novel, in 22 chapters, gives insight into the politics of race and class in postwar London.
"To Sir with Love" is the theme from James Clavell's 1967 film To Sir, with Love. The song was performed by British singer and actress Lulu (who also starred in the film), and written by Don Black and Mark London (husband of Lulu's longtime manager Marion Massey). Mickie Most produced the record, with Mike Leander arranging and conducting.
Judith Amanda Geeson (born 10 September 1948 [1]) is an English film, stage, and television actress.She began her career primarily working on British television series, with a leading role on The Newcomers from 1965 to 1967, before making her major film debut in To Sir, with Love (1967).
To Sir, with Love II is a 1996 American television film directed by Peter Bogdanovich (his first made-for-TV film). A sequel to the 1967 British film To Sir, with Love, it stars Sidney Poitier reprising the role of Mark Thackeray. The film premiered on April 7, 1996 on CBS. Like the first film, it deals with social issues in an inner city school.
"To Sir with Love" became the best-selling single of 1967 in the United States. It sold well in excess of one million copies and was awarded a gold disc, [15] being ranked by Billboard magazine as the number 1 song of the year. In the UK, "To Sir With Love" was released on the B-side of "Let's Pretend", a number 11 hit. [11]
To Sir, with Love may refer to: To Sir, With Love, a 1959 novel by E. R. Braithwaite; To Sir, with Love, a 1967 British drama film starring Sidney Poitier, adapted from the 1959 novel; To Sir with Love, the theme song to the 1967 film, originally performed by Lulu; To Sir, with Love, the soundtrack album to the 1967 film, featuring Lulu and The ...
To Sir, with Love: Mr. Mark Thackeray [3] 1967 In the Heat of the Night: Detective Virgil Tibbs [4] 1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: Dr. John Wade Prentice [5] 1968 For Love of Ivy: Jack Parks 1969 The Lost Man: Jason Higgs 1970 They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs 1971 Brother John: John Kane 1971 The Organization: Lieutenant ...