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Title THE GREAT DEBATERS [DVD 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.
Publication Info. [New York] : Weinstein Company, c2008.
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Rating Rated 5 stars out of 5 based on 12 ratingsRated 5 stars out of 5 based on 12 ratingsRated 5 stars out of 5 based on 12 ratingsRated 5 stars out of 5 based on 12 ratingsRated 5 stars out of 5 based on 12 ratings
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Location Call No. Status
 Alafaya  DVD DRAMA GRE    Check Shelves
 Chickasaw  DVD DRAMA GRE    Check Shelves
 Hiawassee  DVD DRAMA GRE    Check Shelves
 South Creek  DVD DRAMA GRE    Check Shelves
 South Trail  DVD DRAMA GRE    Check Shelves
 Southeast  DVD DRAMA GRE    Check Shelves
Edition Widescreen [ed.].
Description 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Cast Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd.
Credits 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.
Audience MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality.
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.
Subject Debates and debating -- Texas -- Drama.
Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) -- Drama.
African American college students -- Texas -- Drama.
African American college teachers -- Texas -- Drama.
Texas -- Drama.
Genre Feature films.
Fiction films.
Melodrama.
Melodrama -- Feature.
Feature films.
Melodrama.
Added Author Black, Todd.
Forte, Kate.
Roth, Joe, 1948-
Washington, Denzel, 1954-
Winfrey, Oprah.
Eisele, Robert.
Porro, Jeffrey.
Parker, Nate.
Smollett, Jurnee, 1986-
Whitaker, Denzel.
Williams, Jermaine.
Whitaker, Forest.
Ravera, Gina.
Heard, John, 1946-
Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
Tyler, Devyn.
Boyd, Trenton McClain.
Weinstein Company.
Harpo Films.
ISBN 1594450277 : $29.99
9781594450273
Standard No. 796019810708
Music # 81070 Weinstein Company
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