Freedom Writers / 
Paramount Pictures presents in association with MTV Films  a Jersey Films/Double Feature Films production ; produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher ; screenplay by Richard LaGravenese ; directed by Richard LaGravenese. 
 - Full screen version. 
 - Hollywood, Calif. :  Paramount Home Entertainment,  2007. 
 - 1 videodisc (122 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Based on the book "The Freedom Writers diary: how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them" by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell.  Special features: feature-length commentary by director Richard LaGravenese and actor Hilary Swank; deleted scenes; featurettes; theatrical trailer; photo gallery. 
<br/><br/> For private home use only. 
<br/><br/>Director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, David Moritz ; music, Mark Isham, RZA ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; production designer, Laurence Bennett.  Director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, David Moritz ; music, Mark Isham, RZA ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; production designer, Laurence Bennett. 
<br/><br/>Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish. 
<br/><br/> A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice.  
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, some thematic material and language. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. 
<br/><br/><br/>Audio in French or English; with English subtitles; closed-captioned. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1415731632 9781415731635 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>097361243269 097361243245 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>12432  Paramount Home Entertainment 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Gruwell, Erin--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Urban schools--California--Drama.<br/>Teacher-student relationships--California--Drama.<br/>Diaries--Authorship--Drama.<br/>Student publications--California--Drama.<br/>High school students--California--Drama.<br/>High school students--Social conditions--Drama.<br/>High school students--Attitudes--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1995.9.M45  / F744366 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72