Birth of a Nation
1983, English. Directed by Mike Newell.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 19 June 1983
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- David Leland
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Birth of a Nation runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
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Birth of a Nation isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 June 1983. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Birth of a Nation, try The Christmas Shoes, Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault, To Sir, with Love II.
Who directed Birth of a Nation?
Birth of a Nation (1983) was directed by Mike Newell and stars Jim Broadbent, Robert Stephens, Bruce Myers.