A Town Torn Apart

An unconventional New England principal tries some radical new techniques to reform the high school he is hired at, and ends up the object of great controversy. A true story.

Cast

Michael Tucker

as Dennis 'Doc' Littky

Carole Galloway

as Sheila Bennet

Linda Griffiths

as Hallie

Bernard Behrens

as Angus MacLean

Jill Eikenberry

as Ellen Kreiger

Lindsey Connell

as Janie Quinn

Henry Czerny

as Fred Burham

Ann de Villiers

as Mary Quinn

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