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The great debaters

Title
The great debaters / directed by Denzel Washington.
Publication
[New York, N.Y.] : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment, [2008]

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Additional Authors
  • Washington, Denzel, 1954-
  • Eisele, Robert, 1948-
  • Black, Todd
  • Forte, Kate
  • Winfrey, Oprah
  • Roth, Joe, 1948-
  • Weinstein, Bob, 1954-
  • Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-
  • Crockett, David
  • Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-
  • Whitaker, Forest
  • Parker, Nate, 1979-
  • Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986-
  • Whitaker, Denzel, 1990-
  • Williams, Jermaine, 1982-
  • Ravera, Gina
  • Heard, John, 1946-2017
  • Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
  • Howard, James Newton
  • Golub, Peter
  • Weinstein Company, production company.
  • Harpo Films, production company.
  • Genius Products, Inc., film distributor.
Description
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color.; 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.
Uniform Title
Great debaters (Motion picture)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Biographical films.
  • Feature films.
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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.
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
  • Inspired by the American legacy article by Tony Scherman.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriter, Robert Eisele ; producers, Molly Allen, Todd Black, Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey, Joe Roth ; executive producers, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, David Crockett ; cinematographer, Philippe Rousselot ; film editor, Hughes Winborne ; composers, James Newton Howard, Peter Golub ; The Weinstein Company presents, a Harpo Films production ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; a Denzel Washington film.
Performer (note)
  • Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen letterbox presentation, enhanced for widescreen televisions; Dolby Digital, stereo (disc 2).
Language (note)
  • Disc 1: In English or dubbed French dialogue with optional English (SDH) or Spanish subtitles; Disc 2: In English with optional English (SDH) subtitles.
Contents
Disc 1. [Feature film; special features] -- Disc 2. [Special features].
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1966
ISBN
  • 1594450625
  • 9781594450624
LCCN
796019811583
OCLC
191685045
Title
The great debaters / directed by Denzel Washington.
Publisher
[New York, N.Y.] : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment, [2008]
Edition
2-disc collector's edition ; Widescreen version.
Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Cast
Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise.
Credits
Screenwriter, Robert Eisele ; producers, Molly Allen, Todd Black, Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey, Joe Roth ; executive producers, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, David Crockett ; cinematographer, Philippe Rousselot ; film editor, Hughes Winborne ; composers, James Newton Howard, Peter Golub ; The Weinstein Company presents, a Harpo Films production ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; a Denzel Washington film.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen letterbox presentation, enhanced for widescreen televisions; Dolby Digital, stereo (disc 2).
Language
Disc 1: In English or dubbed French dialogue with optional English (SDH) or Spanish subtitles; Disc 2: In English with optional English (SDH) subtitles.
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Added Author
Washington, Denzel, 1954- film director.
Eisele, Robert, 1948- screenwriter.
Black, Todd, film producer.
Forte, Kate, film producer.
Winfrey, Oprah, film producer.
Roth, Joe, 1948- film producer.
Weinstein, Bob, 1954- film producer.
Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- film producer.
Crockett, David, film producer.
Rousselot, Philippe, 1945- director of photography.
Whitaker, Forest, actor.
Parker, Nate, 1979- actor.
Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986- actor.
Whitaker, Denzel, 1990- actor.
Williams, Jermaine, 1982- actor.
Ravera, Gina, actor.
Heard, John, 1946-2017, actor.
Elise, Kimberly, 1971- actor.
Howard, James Newton, composer (expression)
Golub, Peter, composer (expression)
Weinstein Company, production company.
Harpo Films, production company.
Genius Products, Inc., film distributor.
Other Standard Identifier
796019811583
Publisher No.
81158 The Weinstein Company
81070 The Weinstein Company (disc 1)
81070DVD1 The Weinstein Company (disc 1)
81158DVD1 The Weinstein Company (disc 2)
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1966
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