A novice teacher faces a class of rowdy, undisciplined working-class teenagers in this classic film that reflected some of the problems & fears that existed among young people in the 1960s. Sidney Poitier gives one of his finest performances as Mark Thackeray, an out-of-work engineer who turns to teaching in Londons tough East End. The graduating class, led by Denham (Christian Roberts), Pamela (Judy Geeson) & Barbara (Lulu, who also sings the hit title song), sets out to destroy Th