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Title:

The great debaters [videorecording] / 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.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Edition:

2-disc collector's edition; Widescreen [ed.].

Publisher:

Weinstein Company,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

2 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Debates and debating--Texas--Drama.
Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.)--Drama.
African American college students--Texas--Drama.
African American college teachers--Texas--Drama.
Texas--Drama.
Debates and debating--Texas--Drama.
Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.)--Drama.
African American college students--Texas--Drama.
African American college teachers--Texas--Drama.
Texas--Drama.
Melodrama--Feature.
Feature films.
Melodrama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Authors:

Black, Todd.
Forte, Kate.
Roth, Joe, 1948-
Washington, Denzel, 1954-
Winfrey, Oprah.
Eisele, Robert, 1948- aus
Porro, Jeffrey. aus
Golub, Peter. cmp
Parker, Nate, 1979-
Smollett, Jurnee, 1986-
Whitaker, Denzel, 1990-
Williams, Jermaine, 1982-
Whitaker, Forest.
Ravera, Gina.
Heard, John, 1946-
Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
Tyler, Devyn.
Boyd, Trenton McClain.
Weinstein Company.
Harpo Films.

Notes:

Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd. Videodisc release of the 2007 motion picture.

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.

ISBN:

9781594450624
1594450625

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

BQPA851 -- Collins Public Library (Collins)

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

AWPD207 -- Osceola Public Library (Osceola)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)