Hard Lessons Movie Review 1986

Washington stars as the newly appointed principal of George Washington High in Los Angeles. The school is located in South Central, a gang and drug-infested war zone where the students are armed for their own protection. The situation appears hopeless but McKenna refuses to give up. Based on a true story.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Urban Drama, Hell High School, School Daze, Gangs, African America, True Stories

Screenplay

Charles Eric Johnson

Cast

Denzel Washington, Lynn Whitfield, Akosua Busia, Richard Masur

Cinematography

Isidore Mankofsky

Director

Eric Laneuville

Music

Herbie Hancock

Producer

Linda Otto, Alan Landsburg, Joan Barnett, Alan Landsburg Productions