The great debaters
(DVD)
Contributors:
Published:
[Santa Monica, Calif.] : [New York, N.Y.] : Genius Products ;, [2008].
Edition:
2-disc collector's ed.
ISBN:
1594450625, 9781594450624
Physical Desc:
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality.
Status:
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.
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UPC:
796019811583
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
General Note
Inspired by the American Legacy article by Tony Scherman.
General Note
Widescreen.
General Note
Special features include (disc 1.) "The Great Debaters: an historical perspective", two music videos, theatrical trailer, sneak peeks, (disc 2.) scoring "The Great Debaters", learning the art: our young actors go to debate camp, new gereation of actors, 1930's wardrobe, production design, poetry of Melvin B. Tolson.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Peter Golub, James Newton Howard.
Participants/Performers
Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, 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.
System Details
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital.
Language
English or French dialogue with English or Spanish subtitles.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Black, T., Forte, K., Roth, J., Washington, D., Winfrey, O., Eisele, R., Porro, J., Parker, N., Smollett-Bell, J., Whitaker, D., Williams, J., Whitaker, F., Ravera, G., Heard, J., Elise, K., & Scherman, T. (2008). The great debaters. 2-disc collector's ed. [Santa Monica, Calif.] : [New York, N.Y.], Genius Products.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Todd. Black et al.. 2008. The Great Debaters. [Santa Monica, Calif.] : [New York, N.Y.], Genius Products.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Todd. Black et al., The Great Debaters. [Santa Monica, Calif.] : [New York, N.Y.], Genius Products, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Black, Todd., et al. The Great Debaters. 2-disc collector's ed. [Santa Monica, Calif.] : [New York, N.Y.], Genius Products, 2008.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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