Birth of a Nation

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Birth of a Nation

1983

1h 19m

7.5(7 votes)

Drama

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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.

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39 members

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Jim Broadbent

Geoff Figg

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Robert Stephens

Vic Griffiths

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Bruce Myers

Twentyman

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Richard Butler

Mr Griff

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Fred Pearson

Mr Hodgeson

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Peggy Ann Clifford

Miss Martlett

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William Hoyland

Mr James

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Bruce Payne

Barratt

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Ray Mort

Whittaker

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Suzanna Hamilton

Alison Cooper

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Kay Stonham

Miss Denton

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Jesse Birdsall

Barry

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Lisa Geoghan

Sylve

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Terry John

Sergeant Powell

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Gillian Davey

Miss Pointer

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Julia Deakin

Deputy Headmistress Grunsell

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Kwame Kwei-Armah

Paul (as Ian Roberts)

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Juanita Waterman

Dawn

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Mike Smart

Terry

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Robert Stagg

George Number 1

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Paul Gamble

George Number 2

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Michael Ames

Mr Kitchin

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Peter Badger

Mr Grant

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Daryl Webster

Mrs Twentyman

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Tony Seaborne

Stephen Harris

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Janet Lacey

Julie

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Dean Macaree

Booth

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Feizal Sobratty

Ramkissoon

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Stuart Hunter

Peter Field

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Vincent Dawes

Martin Mills

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Julia Millbank

Sally Wilson

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Donald Dempster

Cooper

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Glen Dallas

King

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Danny Behrman

Alan Frazer

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Errol Francis

John

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Jason Hood

Armitage

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Benjamin Perry

Scott

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Ian Searle

Ingram

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Nicola Elliott

Margaret

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