The Ron Clark story
By: 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
Contributors: Enscoe, Max; Perry, Matthew, 1969-; 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
Edition: Widescreen [ed.].
Series: TED 666 (NU course)
Publisher: Marvista Entertainment; Distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Los Angeles, Calif.]; [La Crosse, Wis.]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 90
Subjects: Drama; Elementary school teachers; School children; Teacher-student relationships; Urban schools; Teacher-student relationship
Description: 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.
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.

Not rated; violence, profanity.

DVD.

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