Birth of a Nation (1983)

7.8/10 • 79 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to campaign against it.

Cast

Jim Broadbent

Geoff Figg

Robert Stephens

Vic Griffiths

Bruce Myers

Twentyman

Richard Butler

Mr Griff

Fred Pearson

Mr Hodgeson

William Hoyland

Mr James

Bruce Payne

Barratt

Ray Mort

Whittaker

Suzanna Hamilton

Alison Cooper

Kay Stonham

Miss Denton

Jesse Birdsall

Barry

Julia Deakin

Deputy Headmistress Grunsell

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Paul (as Ian Roberts)

Juanita Waterman

Dawn

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