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The George McKenna Story(Movie, 1986)

1h 40min | Genre: Drama
The George McKenna StoryRating: 3.1/5 (with 1111 votes)
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. ()
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About The George McKenna Story

Washington plays a school principal in a tough inner city Los Angeles high school out to rid it of drugs, gangs, low moral of teachers, and restore educational values.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 08/01/1988
Director: Eric Laneuville
Producer: Linda Otto
Director of Photography: Isidore Mankofsky
Composer: Herbie Hancock
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Uma Lição de Coragem"
"In der Hitze der Gewalt"
"El rector McKenna"
"La historia de George McKenna"
"Kova koulu"
"Danger à l'université"
"Ore violente"
"Hard Lessons"

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