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Life of a King is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 22 june 2013 with Cuba Gooding Jr.
Life of a King (2013)
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Add to a movie listLife of a King is a 2013 American drama film, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Dennis Haysbert, and LisaGay Hamilton.
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The film tells the true story of Eugene Brown (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), an ex-con who starts a chess club for inner-city youths in Washington, D.C..Actors
Cuba Gooding Jr.
(Eugene Brown)
Dennis Haysbert
(Searcy)
Lisa Gay Hamilton
(Sheila King)
Paula Jai Parker
(Gina Sanders)
Richard T. Jones
(Perry)
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