Conviction / Paramount Pictures ; producer, Nick Grillo ; screenplay, Jon Huffman and Carl Upchurch ; director, Kevin Rodney Sullivan.

The true story of Carl Upchurch, a Philadelphia ghetto native who is in and out of jail numerous times by the time he is a teenager - until a compassionate prison teacher and a book of Shakespeare's sonnets inspire him to turn his life around.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Paramount Pictures Corporation
Other Authors: Grillo, Nick
Huffman, Jon
Upchurch, Carl
Sullivan, Kevin Rodney
Epps, Omar
Delany, Dana
Mitchum, Bentley
Dutton, Charles S.
Dunphy, Barbara
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, 2003.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Upchurch, Carl > Drama.
African Americans > Biography > Drama.
African American leadership > Drama.
African Americans > Social conditions > 1975- > Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Biography
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
The true story of Carl Upchurch, a Philadelphia ghetto native who is in and out of jail numerous times by the time he is a teenager - until a compassionate prison teacher and a book of Shakespeare's sonnets inspire him to turn his life around.
Note:Title from container.
Production designer, Barbara Dunphy.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Based upon the autobiography "Convicted in the Womb" by Carl Upchurch.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AQ9 D0031037 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:0792189248
9780792189244
System Details:DVD, Region 1 encoding, Full screen presentation, Dolby digital stereo.
Cast:
Omar Epps, Dana Delany, Bentley Mitchum, Charles S. Dutton.