DVD

The great debaters

Washington, Denzel, 1954- (producer,, director,, actor.). Black, Todd, (producer.). Forte, Kate, (producer.). Roth, Joe, 1948- (producer.). Winfrey, Oprah, (producer.). Eisele, Robert, 1948- (author,, screenwriter.). Porro, Jeffrey, (author.). Parker, Nate, 1979- (actor.). Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986- (actor.). Whitaker, Denzel, 1990- (actor.). Williams, Jermaine, 1982- (actor.). Whitaker, Forest, (actor.). Ravera, Gina, (actor.). Heard, John, 1946-2017 (actor.). Elise, Kimberly, 1971- (actor.). Tyler, Devyn, (actor.). Boyd, Trenton McClain, (actor.). Rousselot, Philippe, 1945- (cinematographer.). Winborne, Hughes, (editor of a moving image work.). Breinholt, John, film editor, (editor of a moving image work.). Golub, Peter, (composer.). Howard, James Newton, (composer.). Crockett, David, (producer.). Weinstein, Bob, 1953- (producer.). Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- (producer.). Weinstein Company. (Added Author). Harpo Films. (Added Author). Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd. (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.

Record details

ISBN: 1594450277
ISBN: 9781594450273
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen [ed.].
Publisher: [New York] : Weinstein Co., 2007.
Distributor: Santa Monica, California : Distributed by Genius Products, 2008.
Copyright: ©2008

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from disc label. Special features: deleted scenes ; featurette: The great debaters, an historical perspective ; music videos.
Formatted Contents Note:	Special features: Widescreen version presented in a "letterbox" format -- Deleted scenes -- "The great debaters: A historical perspective" -- "That's what my babylikes" music video -- "My soul is a witness" music video -- Language: English Dolby 5.1 ; French Dolby 5.1 -- Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007. 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 ; art direction, John R. Jensen ; set decoration, Patrick Cassidy ; executive producers, David Crockett, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein.
Participant or Performer Note:	Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd.
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, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:	English with dubbed French ; subtitles in English (for deaf and hard of hearing) and Spanish.