The great debaters [videorecording] / the Weinstein Company presents a Harpo Films production ; produced by Todd Black, Kate Forte, Joe Roth, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; screenplay by Robert Eisele ; directed by Denzel Washington.

Black, Todd, (producer). Boyd, Trenton McClain, (actor). Breinholt, John film editor, (editor of moving image work). Crockett, David, (producer). Eisele, Robert, 1948- (author, screenwriter). Elise, Kimberly, 1971- (actor). Forte, Kate, (producer). Golub, Peter, (composer). Heard, John, 1946-2017 (actor). Howard, James Newton, (composer). Parker, Nate, 1979- (actor). Porro, Jeffrey, (author). Ravera, Gina, (actor). Roth, Joe, 1948- (producer). Rousselot, Philippe, 1945- (cinematographer). Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986- (actor). Tyler, Devyn, (actor). Washington, Denzel, 1954- (producer, director, actor). Weinstein, Bob, 1953- (producer). Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- (producer). Whitaker, Denzel, 1990- (actor). Whitaker, Forest, (actor). Williams, Jermaine, 1982- (actor). Winborne, Hughes, (editor of moving image work). Winfrey, Oprah, (producer). Harpo Films. (Added Author). Weinstein Company. (Added Author). Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd. (Cast).

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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.

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ISBN: 1594450277
ISBN: 9781594450273
ISBN: 1594450625
ISBN: 9781594450624
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen
Publisher: [New York] : Weinstein Co.,
Distributor: Santa Monica, California : Distributed by Genius Products, 2008.
Copyright: ©2007.

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General Note:: Special features: deleted scenes ; featurette: The great debaters, an historical perspective ; music videos.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editors, John Breinholt, Hughes Winborne ; music, Peter Golub, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, David J. Bomba ; art direction, John R. Jensen ; set decoration, Patrick Cassidy ; executive producers, David Crockett, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.
Participant or Performer Note:: Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd.
Target Audience Note:: MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality.
System Details Note:: DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:: English with dubbed French ; subtitles in English (for deaf and hard of hearing) and Spanish.

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Subject:: Tolson, Melvin B., 1900-1966 > Freedom of debate > Film adaptations.
Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) > Drama.
Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) > Freedom of debate > Film adaptations.
Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) > Drama.
African American college students > Texas > Drama.
African American college teachers > Texas > Drama.
Debates and debating > Texas > Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Racism > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Debates and debating > Texas > Drama.
Texas > Drama.
Genre:: Biographical films.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
Melodrama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.

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