Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Michael_Elliott The People (1972)** (out of 4) Kim Darby plays Melodye Amerson, a teacher who takes a job in a very small community and not realizing what she's gotten herself into. One her first day of school she's rudely welcomed by the parents but the children constantly ignore her because of their beliefs. These "beliefs" are a secret that the teacher as well as a health worker (William Shatner) must try to figure out by getting the people to trust them.THE PEOPLE is a fairly forgettable made-for-TV mixture of drama and sci-fi. The movie contains elements of VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED, TO SIR WITH LOVE and several other sci-fi stories because it turns out that the villagers are able to read minds as well as move objects. It's important to note that this film was made before CARRIE and other movies like that so it did get the jump on them. There are certainly some interesting ideas scattered throughout the film but sadly the direction is pretty one-note and the film eventually drags even at just 74 minutes.The best thing going for the film is the performance by Darby who is certainly believable in the role of the teacher who must keep fighting to try and get the kids to trust her. Once she discovers their secrets, the performance takes on an even stronger note. Shatner is decent in his role but to be fair he really isn't given much to do. The supporting cast fit their roles nicely but no one really stands out. THE PEOPLE could have used a tad bit more life and there's no question that some of the special effects aren't the greatest.

screenman An almost never seen made-for-TV movie dating from the early 1970's, 'The People' hints at some of the prevailing post-hippy idealism that was soon to be eclipsed by the rise of punk culture.I was a young - and therefore still idealistic - person at the time and recollect finding its quaintly sentimental take on the descendants of a persecuted alien race trapped on Earth quite absorbing. I enjoyed it very much at the time and have never seen it since. Today, with the burden of years and their incumbent cynicism and more critical evaluation I might take a different view. But then again...I recently watched a similarly-vintaged and themed 'Day Of The Dolphin' starring George C Scott, which I also hadn't seen for over thirty years, and still enjoyed that. So I'll stick with my '7' rating until I see it again.I came across a short story titled 'Pottage' upon which this movie appeared to have been based. But I've lost that too. Such is life.There was some decent low-budget SF doing the rounds in the late 60's/early 70's.

kburditt If you ignore the connection to the Zenna Henderson stories, than this movie is an interesting example of a late 60's/early 70's atmospheric mood movie. It's all lingering shots of pretty young women moving through forest glades. People standing around in stilted poses, stiff dialogue, angst driven over/under acting. It's so slow and lethargic that there is none of the tension of the original story. The screen play is more interested in atmosphere and local color than a plot driven story. (Thank you Lucas and Spielberg for bringing back pacing and plot.) It's a shame they mangled the story the way they did, it wasn't necessary. Borrowing freely from other stories in the People series, they needlessly confused the clarity that Henderson created in her books. Kim Darby is miscast as the teacher, who should be a burned out but a spunky pragmatist who knew what she was dealing with, a Karen Allen type. Darby's overly sensitive interpretation is too hippy dippy to be true to Henderson's clear eyed approach to social alienation. Isn't it time for someone to take another crack at Henderson's People series. A nice Sci-Fi series maybe. After all, her stories are still pretty timeless.

kolchak25 Kim Darby plays a teacher who is hired to teach in a small isolated town inhabited by a group who appear to be similar to the Shakers or the Amish. Even though the people of the town obviously have different values and rules to live by, Darby's character shows not only incredible ignorance, but intolerance as she dismisses everyone's ideas other than her own. She repeatedly tries to get the children to sing and play music. When they don't, she gets angry at them. Three costume changes later, she is still harping on them. What sort of time frame is this - a few days, weeks, months? Why is still trying to force the children to play music? Doesn't she have any respect for their beliefs? William Shatner is a local doctor, and is not in the film enough to make it enjoyable.