Jun 19, 1983
79 min
Full-HD

Birth of a Nation (1983)

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.

Category

Drama TV Movie

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

ITV Central

Jim Broadbent

Geoff Figg

Robert Stephens

Vic Griffiths

Bruce Myers

Twentyman

Richard Butler

Mr Griff

Fred Pearson

Mr Hodgeson

Peggy Ann Clifford

Miss Martlett

William Hoyland

Mr James

Bruce Payne

Barratt

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