The George McKenna Story
Aug 01 1988
•2h 40m
•Drama, TV Movie
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. Based on a true story.
Cast
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Denzel Washington
George McKenna
Lynn Whitfield
Bobbie Maxwell
Akosua Busia
Cynthia Byers
Richard Masur
Ben Proctor
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