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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. [1] 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 ...
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Nov 11, 1986 · The George McKenna Story: Directed by Eric Laneuville. With Denzel Washington, Lynn Whitfield, Akosua Busia, Richard Masur. He risked it all to make the grade.
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- Biography, Drama
- Eric Laneuville
- 1986-11-11
George McKenna (Denzel Washington) confronts a career-defining moment when he accepts a job as principal of a tough, inner city Los Angeles high school. Facing an apathetic student body and ...
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- Eric Laneuville
- Drama
- Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington stars as a Head Teacher given the chance to turn around a failing inner city school
- 94 min
- 18.4K
- Travis Mitchell
The true story of a teacher in Los Angeles who becomes the Principal of George Washington Memorial High School. The school and its students are affected by the normal life of gangs and drugs in their lives. McKenna wanted to give the students a real choice at education and all it offered for their future.
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Brief Synopsis. A television movie based on fact about a high school principal who turns a gang-ridden, South Los Angeles high school into a proud institution through non-violence, community involvement, and the courage of his convictions.
