Summary
Based on true events, this is the inspiring story of inner city Philadelphia's swim coach Jim Ellis, a charismatic schoolteacher who changed lives forever when he founded an African-American swim team in one of it's roughest neighborhoods in the 1970s. Ultimately, Ellis leads the swimmers to the state championships.Additional Information
Subjects |
Swimming coaches
-- Pennsylvania
-- Philadelphia
-- Drama.
Swimming -- Training -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama. Swimmers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama. Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Melodrama. |
Publisher | [Santa Monica, Calif.] :Lionsgate,2007 |
Edition | Widescreen version. |
Contributors |
Forbes, Brett,
1977- film producer. Smith, Kevin Michael, screenwriter. Gozzard, Michael, screenwriter. Goodloe, J. Mills, screenwriter. Vance, Norman, Jr., screenwriter. Gonera, Sunu, film director. Howard, Terrence, actor. Mac, Bernie, actor. Elise, Kimberly, 1971- actor. Arnold, Tom, 1959- actor. Zigman, Aaron, composer. Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.), presenter, publisher. Cinerenta (Firm), presenter, production company. Element Films (Firm), presenter, production company. Cinered (Firm), production company. Fortress Features, production company. Paul Hall Productions (Firm), production company. L.I.F.T. Productions, production company. |
Participants/Performers |
Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Kimberly Elise, Tom Arnold. |
Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Matthew F. Leonetti; editor, Billy Fox; music, Aaron Zigman. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; thematic material, language including some racial epithets, and violence. |
Language |
English Spanish English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Notes |
Title from container. Special features: Director commentary; deleted and extended scenes; music montages. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |