| Description |
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 11 x 19 cm) |
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digital optical unknown Dolby digital rda |
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digital optical stereo rda |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1, widescreen letterbox presentation, enhanced for widescreen televisions; Dolby Digital, stereo. |
| Language |
English language (stereo) ; English SDH. |
| Cast |
Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, John Heard, Kimberly Elise. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music composed by James Newton Howard and Peter Golub. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. |
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Inspired by the American legacy article by Tony Scherman. |
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MPAA Rating : PG-13 |
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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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; 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. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. [Feature film; special features] -- disc 2. [Special features]. |
| Subject |
Tolson, Melvin B., 1900-1966 -- Drama.
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Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Tolson, Melvin B, 1900-1966 -- Videodiscs. |
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Wiley College (Marshall, Tex) -- Videodiscs. |
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Wiley College (Marshall, Tex) -- Drama -- Videodiscs. |
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Debates and debating -- Texas -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African American college students -- Texas -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African American college teachers -- Texas -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Texas -- Videodiscs. |
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Texas -- Drama -- Videodiscs. |
| Genre |
Melodrama.
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Biographical films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Melodrama.
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Historical films.
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Biographical films.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Historical films.
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Melodrama.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Melodrama Feature.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Washington, Denzel, 1954- filmmaker, film director, actor.
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Eisele, Robert, 1948- screenwriter.
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Black, Todd, film producer.
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Forte, Kate, film producer.
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Winfrey, Oprah, film producer.
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Roth, Joe, 1948- film producer.
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Weinstein, Bob, 1953-
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Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-
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Crockett, David.
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Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-
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Porro, Jeffrey.
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Whitaker, Forest, actor.
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Parker, Nate, 1979- actor.
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Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986- actor.
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Whitaker, Denzel, 1990- actor.
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Williams, Jermaine, 1982- actor.
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Ravera, Gina, actor.
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Heard, John, 1946-2017, actor.
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Elise, Kimberly, 1971- actor.
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Davis, Sharen.
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Howard, James Newton, composer (expression)
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Golub, Peter, composer (expression)
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Weinstein Company, presenter, production company.
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Harpo Films, production company.
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Genius Products, Inc., film distributor.
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| Added Title |
Great debaters (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
1594450625 |
| Standard No. |
796019811583 |
| Music No. |
81158 The Weinstein Company |
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81070 The Weinstein Company (disc 1) |
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81070DVD1 The Weinstein Company (disc 1) |
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81158DVD1 The Weinstein Company (disc 2) |
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