The great debaters

Washington, Denzel, 1954- (filmmaker,, film director,, actor.). Eisele, Robert, 1948- (screenwriter.). Black, Todd, (film producer.). Forte, Kate, (film producer.). Winfrey, Oprah, (film producer.). Roth, Joe, 1948- (film producer.). Weinstein, Bob, 1954- (Added Author). Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- (Added Author). Crockett, David. (Added Author). Rousselot, Philippe, 1945- (Added Author). Porro, Jeffrey. (Added Author). 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.). Davis, Sharen. (Added Author). Howard, James Newton, (composer (expression)). Golub, Peter, (composer (expression)). Weinstein Company, (presenter,, production company.). Harpo Films, (production company.). Genius Products, Inc., (film distributor.). Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise. (Cast).

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.

Item details

ISBN: 1594450625
ISBN: 9781594450624
Physical Description: videodisc
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 11 x 19 cm)
Edition: 2-disc collector's edition ; Widescreen version.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment, [2008]
Distributor: Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Genius Products, LLC
Copyright: ©2008

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Inspired by the American legacy article by Tony Scherman. 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.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. [Feature film; special features] -- disc 2. [Special features].
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Production designer, David J. Bomba ; edited by Hughes Winborne ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; music composed by James Newton Howard and Peter Golub ; music supervisor, G. Marq Roswell ; co-producer, Molly Allen ; executive producers, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, David Crockett ; director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro.
Participant or Performer Note:	Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality.
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.