

The People
A young woman is assigned to teach school in a secluded valley whose inhabitants appear stern, secretive and anti-pleasure. Following two children who disappear to play in the woods, she finds that this is actually a community of extraterrestrials with mild paranormal powers who are attempting to repress and deny their heritage for fear of arousing prejudice and hatred in their human neighbors. Based on a series of novels by the late Zenna Henderson.
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- English
- based on novel or book
- telekinesis
- alien
- teacher
- school
- levitation
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- TVABC22 Jan 1972
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The People was released on 22 January 1972.
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Wuchak
8/18/2024
**_Little House on the Prairie with paranormal bits_** A young woman (Kim Darby) takes an assignment as a teacher of a small community in the desolate rolling hills somewhere in the Southwest. She becomes increasingly aware of the peculiarities of the people, such as the kids dragging their feet and a hush-hush attitude. William Shatner is on hand as the doctor, also an outsider. “The People” (1972) is based o…
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