The great debaters
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594450273
- ISBN: 1594450277
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Physical Description:
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording - Edition: Widescreen version.
- Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Genius Products, c2008.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007. Special features: deleted scenes; "The great debaters : an historical perspective;" "That's what my baby likes," music video; "My soul is a witness," music video. |
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: | Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; edited by Hughes Winborne ; music, Peter Golub, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, David J. Bomba. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, John Heard, Kimberly Elise. |
Summary, etc.: | 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. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality. MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality. MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
Language Note: | In English, or dubbed French with optional Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Genre: | Melodramas (Motion pictures) Fiction films. Feature films. Feature films -- United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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