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.
Subjects:	Tolson, Melvin Beaunorus > Drama. Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) > Drama. Debates and debating > Texas > Drama. African American college students > Texas > Drama. African American college teachers > Texas > Drama. Feature films. Historical films. Biographical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Historical films. Biographical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD