The great debaters
by
 
Washington, Denzel, 1954- filmmaker, film director, actor.

Title
: 
The great debaters

Author
: 
Washington, Denzel, 1954- filmmaker, film director, actor.
 
Eisele, Robert, 1948- screenwriter.
 
Black, Todd, film producer.
 
Forte, Kate, film producer.
 
Winfrey, Oprah, film producer.
 
Roth, Joe, 1948- film producer.
 
Weinstein, Bob, 1953-
 
Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-
 
Crockett, David.
 
Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-
 
Porro, Jeffrey.
 
Whitaker, Forest, actor.
 
Parker, Nate, 1979- actor.
 
Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986- actor.
 
Whitaker, Denzel, 1990- actor.
 
Williams, Jermaine, 1982- actor.
 
Ravera, Gina, actor.
 
Heard, John, 1946-2017, actor.
 
Elise, Kimberly, 1971- actor.
 
Davis, Sharen.
 
Howard, James Newton, composer.
 
Golub, Peter, composer.
 
Weinstein Company) presenter, production company.
 
Harpo Films, production company.
 
Genius Products, Inc., film distributor.

Summary
: 
Melvin B. Tolson is a professor at Wiley College in Texas. Wiley is a small African-American college. In 1935, Tolson inspired students to form the school's first debate team. Tolson turns a group of underdog students into a historically elite debate team which goes on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. Inspired by a true story.

Audience
: 
MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality.

General Note
: 
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
 
Inspired by the American legacy article by Tony Scherman.
 
Special features include: Disc 1. Deleted scenes; The great debaters, an historical perspective; "That's what my baby likes", music video; "My soul is a witness", music video. Disc 2. The great debaters, a heritage of music; Scoring The great debaters with James Newton Howard & Peter Golub; Learning the art, our young actors go to debate camp; Forest Whitaker on becoming James Farmer, Sr.; A new generation of actors; The 1930's wardrobe of Sharen Davis; The production design of David J. Bomba; The poetry of Melvin B. Tolson.

Edition
: 
2-disc collector's edition ; Widescreen version.

Contents
: 
Disc 1. [Feature film; special features] -- disc 2. [Special features].

Physical Description
: 
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color. ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre
: 
Historical films.
 
Biographical films.
 
Feature films.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
 
Melodramas (Motion pictures)

Personal Subject
: 
Tolson, Melvin B., 1900-1966-Drama.

Corporate Subject
: 
Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) -- Drama.

Subject Term
: 
Debates and debating -- Drama.
 
African American college students -- Drama.

Geographic Term
: 
Texas -- Drama.

Author(s)
: 
Washington, Denzel, 1954-
 
Eisele, Robert, 1948-
 
Black, Todd,
 
Forte, Kate,
 
Winfrey, Oprah,
 
Roth, Joe, 1948-
 
Weinstein, Bob, 1953-
 
Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-
 
Crockett, David.
 
Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-
 
Porro, Jeffrey.
 
Whitaker, Forest,
 
Parker, Nate, 1979-
 
Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986-
 
Whitaker, Denzel, 1990-
 
Williams, Jermaine, 1982-
 
Ravera, Gina,
 
Heard, John, 1946-2017,
 
Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
 
Davis, Sharen.
 
Howard, James Newton,
 
Golub, Peter,

Added Corporate Author
: 
Weinstein Company)
 
Harpo Films,
 
Genius Products, Inc.,

Publisher
: 
The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment,
 
Distributed by Genius Products, LLC

Publication Date
: 
2008
 
2007

ISBN
: 
9781594450624

Publication Information
: 
[New York, N.Y.] : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment, [2008]
 
Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Genius Products, LLC
 
©2008

Call Number
: 
DVD GREATDE


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