The George McKenna Story (1986)

Directed by

Eric Laneuville

Genre

biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

12

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dedicated principal arrives at a troubled high school in South Los Angeles. He works to improve the school and the lives of its students.

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What happens

The George McKenna Story is a 1986 biographical television film directed by Eric Laneuville, which stars Laneuville's St. Elsewhere co-star Denzel Washington and Lynn Whitfield. It involves the events at George Washington Preparatory High School in South Los Angeles. The film was later (after Denzel Washington became a superstar) re-released on video under the title Hard Lessons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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