Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The Ron Clark story [videorecording] / producers, Tom Cox ... [et al.] ; written by Max Ensco & Annie de Young ; directed by Randa Haines ; a Granada America production in association with Old Bean Town Films ; a co-production with Alberta Film Entertainment.

Edition:

Widescreen [ed.].

Publisher, Date:

[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Marvista Entertainment ; [La Crosse, Wis.] : Distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, c2006.

Description:

1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

This drama is based on events in the life of Ron Clark, a passionate and innovative teacher who left his small town to teach in one of Harlem's toughest schools. Clark uses persistence and unconventional methods to reach his students and encourage them to reach their full potential.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated; violence, profanity.

Subjects:

Clark, Ron, 1971- -- Drama.

Elementary school teachers -- Drama.

School children -- Drama.

Teacher-student relationships -- Drama.

Urban schools -- Drama.

Biographical films.

Made-for-TV movies.

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.

Other Author:

Dent-Cox, Tom

Enscoe, Max

De Young, Annie

Haines, Randa

Perry, Matthew, 1969-2023

Hudson, Ernie

De Sousa, Melissa, 1967-

Hodson, Hannah, 1991-

Smith, Brandon Mychal, 1989-

Williams, Micah.

Adler, Mark.

Granada America.

Old Bean Town Films.

Alberta Film Entertainment.

Marvista Entertainment (Firm)

Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (Firm)

Notes:

Originally broadcast on television on TNT in 2006.

Region 1, widescreen format; Dolby Digital.

Special features include: behind the scenes; interview with Ron Clark; welcome to the Ron Clark Academy; construction tour of the Ron Clark Academy; Field trip : Ron Clark in South Africa; Outstanding elementary education grades 3-6 and Teacher of the year (2000 Disney's American Teacher Awards acceptance speeches).

Director of photography, Derick Underschultz ; editor, Heather Persons ; music, Mark Adler.

Matthew Perry, Ernie Hudson, Melissa De Sousa, Hannah Hodson, Brandon Mychal Smith, Micah Williams.

DVD.

Closed-captioned.

Contents:

Special features: Widescreen version -- "The teacher behind the story" Ron Clark, Matthew Perry, cast and crew interviews -- "Making the Grade" Ron wins the Disney American Teacher award -- "Stepping out of the classroom" Ron and students tour South Africa -- "Breaking new ground" A ground-breaking new school -- Language: English -- Subtitles: English.

Publisher Number:

47359

Other Number:

76806318

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

275712

# Local items in:

0

# System items in:

0

Call Number:

DVD TV Ron Clark

Medium:

[videorecording]