02919cgm a2200613 i 4500 345718532 TxAuBib 20080513120000.0 d 080129s2008||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 796019810708 81070 Weinstein Company (OCoLC)191685049 TEFMT TEFMT TEF BTCTA GK8 ZS3 TOY TxAuBib rda The great debaters [DVD] / 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. Widescreen [ed. [New York : Weinstein Company, 2008. 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. tdi rdacontent v rdamedia vd rdacarrier 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. Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd. 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. MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality. DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. Wiley College (Marshall, Tex) Drama. Debates and debating Texas Drama. African American college students Texas Drama. African American college teachers Texas Drama. Feature films. Texas Drama. Fiction films. Melodrama. Melodrama. Feature. Black, Todd. Forte, Kate. Roth, Joe, 1948- Washington, Denzel, 1954- 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, 1945- Elise, Kimberly, 1971- Tyler, Devyn. Boyd, Trenton McClain. Weinstein Company. Harpo Films.