The Reading Room
Nov 04 2005
•2h 33m
•TV Movie, Drama
Making good on a promise he made to his dying wife, a widower (Jones) opens a reading room, a place where people can learn to read. Despite his goodwill, problems in the neighborhood threaten his establishment.
Cast
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James Earl Jones
William
Joanna Cassidy
Diana
Douglas Spain
Javier
Keith D. Robinson
Darrel
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