The great debaters / TWC presents a Harpo Films production ; produced by Todd Black [and others] ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; screenplay by Robert Eisele ; directed by Denzel Washington.

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 na...

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Corporate Authors: Harpo Films, Weinstein Company, Genius Products, Inc
Other Authors: Black, Todd, Washington, Denzel, 1954-, Eisele, Robert, 1948-, Porro, Jeffrey, Scherman, Tony, Parker, Nate, 1979-, Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986-, Whitaker, Denzel, 1990-, Williams, Jermaine, 1982-, Whitaker, Forest, Ravera, Gina, Heard, John, 1946-2017, Elise, Kimberly, 1971-, Tolson, Melvin Beaunorus, Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-, Howard, James Newton, Golub, Peter, Davis, Sharen
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English or French dialogue with Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Santa Monica, CA : Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Genius Products, [2008]
Edition:Second-disc collector's edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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Physical Description:2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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500 |a Inspired by the American legacy article by Tony Scherman. 
500 |a 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. 
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