Drama ·TV Movie · United Kingdom · 1983 · 1h 19m

Birth of a Nation

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Director
Mike Newell
Cast
Jim Broadbent as Geoff Figg Robert Stephens as Vic Griffiths Bruce Myers as Twentyman Richard Butler as Mr Griff Fred Pearson as Mr Hodgeson Peggy Ann Clifford as Miss Martlett
Crew
Ian Wilson — Director of Photography Steve Singleton — Editor Andy J. Clark — Original Music Composer David Leland — Writer Margaret Matheson — Producer Jamie Leonard — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
riotsex educationschooljuvenile delinquentcorporal punishment
Key Collaborators
Mike Newell Director Ian Wilson Director of Photography Steve Singleton Editor Andy J. Clark Original Music Composer David Leland Writer Margaret Matheson Producer Jamie Leonard Production Design Barbara Lane Costume Design
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