The great debaters ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; screenplay by Robert Eisele ; directed by Denzel Washington.
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American college students -- Texas -- Drama.
African American college teachers -- Texas -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Debates and debating -- Texas -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Tolson, Melvin Beaunorus -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) -- Drama.

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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Weinstein Company ;, [2008].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1594450625, 9781594450624
UPC
0796019811583, 796019811583

Notes

General Note
Recorded in Dolby digital.
General Note
Widescreen presentation.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
General Note
Inspired by the American legacy article by Tony Scherman.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, James Newton Howard, Peter Golub.
Participants/Performers
Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise.
Description
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
MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality.
Language
English or French dialogue with Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Black, T., Washington, D., Eisele, R., Porro, J., Scherman, T., Parker, N., Smollett-Bell, J., Whitaker, D., Williams, J., Whitaker, F., Ravera, G., Heard, J., Elise, K., Tolson, M. B., Rousselot, P., Howard, J. N., Golub, P., & Davis, S. (2008). The great debaters ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; screenplay by Robert Eisele ; directed by Denzel Washington (2-disc collector's edition.). Weinstein Company ;.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Todd. Black et al.. 2008. The Great Debaters ; Story By Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; Screenplay By Robert Eisele ; Directed By Denzel Washington. Weinstein Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Todd. Black et al.. The Great Debaters ; Story By Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; Screenplay By Robert Eisele ; Directed By Denzel Washington Weinstein Company, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Black, Todd., et al. The Great Debaters ; Story By Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; Screenplay By Robert Eisele ; Directed By Denzel Washington 2-disc collector's edition., Weinstein Company ;, 2008.

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