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Title: Life of a King

Release Date: 22 Jun 2013

Runtime: 1h 41m

Genre: Drama

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Overview: The true story of one man's mission to give inner city kids of Washington DC something he never had - a future. After being incarcerated for eighteen years, Eugene Brown established the Big Chair Chess Club to get kids off the streets and working towards lives they never believed they were capable of. This is his inspirational story.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.194 (175 votes)

Cast

  • Eugene Brown: Cuba Gooding Jr.
  • Tahime: Malcolm M. Mays
  • Peanut: Kevin Hendricks
  • Clifton: Alani iLongwe
  • Sheila King: LisaGay Hamilton
  • Searcy: Dennis Haysbert
  • Katrina: Rachae Amber Thomas
  • Perry: Richard T. Jones
  • Gina Sanders: Paula Jai Parker
  • Rhonda: Jaida - Iman Benjamin
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