The great debaters
(DVD)
Contributors:
Published:
[New York] : Weinstein Company, [2008].
Edition:
Widescreen [ed.]
ISBN:
1594450277, 9781594450273
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (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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DVD
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UPC:
796019810708
Notes
General Note
Closed-captioned.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
General Note
Special features: deleted scenes, "The great debaters : an historical perspective, " music videos, trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
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 ; music, Peter Golub, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Sharen Davis
Participants/Performers
Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd.
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, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
In English, or dubbed French; Spanish subtitles.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Black, T., Forte, K., Roth, J., Washington, D., Winfrey, O., Eisele, R., Porro, J. D., Parker, N., Smollett-Bell, J., Williams, J., Whitaker, F., Ravera, G., Heard, J., Elise, K., Tyler, D., Boyd, T. M., Golub, P., & Howard, J. N. (2008). The great debaters. Widescreen [ed.] [New York], Weinstein Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Todd. Black et al.. 2008. The Great Debaters. [New York], Weinstein Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Todd. Black et al., The Great Debaters. [New York], Weinstein Company, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Black, Todd., et al. The Great Debaters. Widescreen [ed.] [New York], Weinstein Company, 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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