The Reading Room | |
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Written by | Randy Feldman |
Directed by | Georg Stanford Brown |
Starring | James Earl Jones Joanna Cassidy Douglas Spain Monique Coleman Tim Reid |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | 2005 |
The Reading Room is a 2005 American made-for-television drama film that originally premiered on Hallmark Channel. It was directed by Georg Stanford Brown.
William Campbell (James Earl Jones) is a wealthy businessman who has just lost his wife. He decides to make good on a promise he made her by opening a free reading room in an inner-city neighborhood where he grew up. Despite his good intentions, problems in the neighborhood threaten his establishment, especially from local gang members and a preacher (Georg Stanford Brown) who questions Campbell's motives.