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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

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.

Edition:

Widescreen [ed.].

Publisher, Date:

[New York] : Weinstein Co., c2008.

Description:

1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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.

Target Audience Note:

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

Subjects:

Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) -- Drama.

Debates and debating -- Texas -- Drama.

African American college students -- Texas -- Drama.

African American college teachers -- Texas -- Drama.

Feature films.

Melodrama.

Historical films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Fiction films.

Feature films.

Texas -- Drama.

Other Author:

Black, Todd.

Forte, Kate.

Roth, Joe, 1948-

Washington, Denzel, 1954-

Winfrey, Oprah.

Eisele, Robert, 1948-

Porro, Jeffrey.

Parker, Nate, 1979-

Smollett, Jurnee, 1986-

Whitaker, Denzel, 1990-

Williams, Jermaine, 1982-

Whitaker, Forest.

Ravera, Gina.

Heard, John, 1946-2017.

Elise, Kimberly, 1971-

Tyler, Devyn.

Boyd, Trenton McClain.

Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-

Golub, Peter.

Howard, James Newton.

Crockett, David.

Weinstein, Bob, 1954-

Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-

Weinstein Company.

Harpo Films.

Notes:

Special features: deleted scenes ; featurette: The great debaters, an historical perspective ; music videos.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.

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.

Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

English with dubbed French ; subtitles in English (for deaf and hard of hearing) and Spanish.

ISBN:

1594450277

9781594450273

Publisher Number:

81070

Other Number:

191685049

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

448733

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Great de

Medium:

[videorecording]