Top Cast
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Wendy Hiller
Attracta
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Kate Thompson
The young Attracta
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Joe McPartland
Mr. Purce
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John Kavanagh
Mr. Devereux
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Kate Flynn
Aunt Emmeline
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Cathleen Delany
Sarah Crookham
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Deirdre Donnelly
Geraldine Carey
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Christopher Casson
Mr. Jameson
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Emma McGrane
Attracta at 11 years
Overview
An aging school teacher remembers times gone by and thinks about her own past.
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