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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. It involves the events at George Washington Preparatory High School in South Los Angeles.
11 de nov. de 1986 · 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.
Título original: The George McKenna Story. Sinopsis: Cuenta la historia real de George McKenna, un profesor de Los Ángeles que salvó la vida de muchos alumnos conflictivos a los que alejó de la delincuencia de las bandas callejeras.
Facing an apathetic student body and indifferent teachers and parents, McKenna, with help from dedicated educator Bobbie Maxwell (Lynn Whitfield), transforms the school from a gang-ridden war...
Sinopsis. Cuenta la historia real de George McKenna, un profesor de Los Ángeles que salvó la vida de muchos alumnos conflictivos a los que alejó de la delincuencia de las bandas callejeras.
7 de mar. de 2016 · George McKenna doesn’t talk about it much, but Denzel Washington played him in a TV movie called “The George McKenna Story.” Fellow LA Unified school board members may occasionally rib him about it, and on a recent tour of an elementary school, Superintendent Michelle King pointed it out to impress the students.
The George McKenna Story aka. Year. 1986. Running time. 100 min. Country. United States. Director. Eric Laneuville. Screenwriter. Charles Eric Johnson. Music. Herbert Hancock. Cinematography. Isidore Mankofsky. Cast. Denzel Washington, Lynn Whitfield, Debra Artis, Edna Auguillard, Billy Jaye Banner, Earl Billings. Producer. Landsburg Company.
