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Title The great debaters / 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. Santa Monica, Calif. : Genius Products, 2008.
2007.

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  DVD GREAT DEBATERS    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Adult Department  DVD GREAT DEBATERS    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  DVD GREAT DEBATERS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Adult Department  DVD GREAT DEBATERS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Adult Department  DVD GREAT DEBATERS    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Videos  DVD GREAT    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Main Level  DVD GREAT DEBATERS    Check Shelf
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  DVD GREAT DEBATERS    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  DVD GRE c.3  Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  DVD GREAT    DUE 02-18-14 Assumed Lost

Edition Widescreen.
Description 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Note Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.
System Details DVD, region 1, 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; for 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.
Note Special features: Deleted scenes; Denzel Washington as actor/director; The great debaters : an historical perspective; "That's what my baby likes" music video; "My soul is a witness" music video.
Language English or French dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Note GMD: videorecording.
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/Form Feature films.
Melodrama.
Added Author Washington, Denzel, 1954-
Black, Todd.
Forte, Kate.
Roth, Joe, 1948-
Winfrey, Oprah.
Eisele, Robert, 1948-
Porro, Jeffrey.
Parker, Nate, 1979-
Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986-
Whitaker, Denzel, 1990-
Williams, Jermaine, 1982-
Whitaker, Forest.
Ravera, Gina.
Heard, John, 1946-2017
Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
Weinstein Company.
Harpo Films.
ISBN 1594450277
9781594450273
Standard No. 796019810708
796019810722
Music No. 81070 Genius Products
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