Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
- Directed by
- Allen Hughes
- Genre
- drama fiction
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A teacher in a tough South Bronx school uses chess to help his students succeed. The story is based on true events.
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What happens
Knights of the South Bronx is a 2005 American drama television film directed by Allen Hughes and written by Jamal Joseph and Dianne Houston. Based on a true story, it stars Ted Danson as a teacher who helps students at a tough South Bronx elementary school to succeed by teaching them to play chess. It aired on A&E on December 6, 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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