The Resource The great debaters, the Weinstein Company presents, a Harpo Films production ; a Denzel Washington film ; directed by Denzel Washington ; screenplay by Robert Eisele ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; produced by Todd Black and Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey and Joe Roth
The great debaters, the Weinstein Company presents, a Harpo Films production ; a Denzel Washington film ; directed by Denzel Washington ; screenplay by Robert Eisele ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; produced by Todd Black and Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey and Joe Roth
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The item The great debaters, the Weinstein Company presents, a Harpo Films production ; a Denzel Washington film ; directed by Denzel Washington ; screenplay by Robert Eisele ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; produced by Todd Black and Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey and Joe Roth represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
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The item The great debaters, the Weinstein Company presents, a Harpo Films production ; a Denzel Washington film ; directed by Denzel Washington ; screenplay by Robert Eisele ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; produced by Todd Black and Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey and Joe Roth represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
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- Contributor
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- Harpo Films
- Genius Products, Inc
- Roth, Joe, 1948-
- Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-
- Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986-
- Washington, Denzel, 1954-
- Weinstein, Bob, 1953-
- Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-
- Whitaker, Denzel, 1990-
- Whitaker, Forest
- Williams, Jermaine, 1982-
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Eisele, Robert, 1948-
- Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
- Crockett, David, (Film producer)
- Black, Todd
- Forte, Kate
- Golub, Peter
- Heard, John, 1946-2017
- Howard, James Newton
- Parker, Nate, 1979-
- Weinstein Company
- Porro, Jeffrey
- Ravera, Gina
- Davis, Sharen
- 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
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Edition
- 2-disc collector's edition ; Widescreen version.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (124 min.)
- Note
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- 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
- Contents
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- Disc 1. [Feature film; special features]
- disc 2. [Special features]
- Isbn
- 9781594450624
- Label
- The great debaters
- Title
- The great debaters
- Statement of responsibility
- the Weinstein Company presents, a Harpo Films production ; a Denzel Washington film ; directed by Denzel Washington ; screenplay by Robert Eisele ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; produced by Todd Black and Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey and Joe Roth
- Contributor
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- Harpo Films
- Genius Products, Inc
- Roth, Joe, 1948-
- Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-
- Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986-
- Washington, Denzel, 1954-
- Weinstein, Bob, 1953-
- Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-
- Whitaker, Denzel, 1990-
- Whitaker, Forest
- Williams, Jermaine, 1982-
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Eisele, Robert, 1948-
- Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
- Crockett, David, (Film producer)
- Black, Todd
- Forte, Kate
- Golub, Peter
- Heard, John, 1946-2017
- Howard, James Newton
- Parker, Nate, 1979-
- Weinstein Company
- Porro, Jeffrey
- Ravera, Gina
- Davis, Sharen
- Subject
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- Tolson, Melvin B, 1898-1966
- Tolson, Melvin B, 1898-1966 -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.)
- Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) -- Drama
- Melodrama -- Feature
- African American college students
- African American college students -- Texas -- Drama
- African American college teachers
- African American college teachers -- Texas -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Biographical films
- Debates and debating
- Debates and debating -- Texas -- Drama
- Discos videos digitales (DVD)
- Drama
- Feature films
- Feature films
- Feature films -- United States
- Fiction films
- Grabaciones vídeo para los de audición disminuida
- Historical films
- Melodrama
- Melodrama
- Texas
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- spa
- eng
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
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- Great debaters (Motion picture)
- Great debaters (Motion picture)
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/composerexpression
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- 5mfTIVN43Bo
- fxOHLh-EYIk
- 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
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality
- 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
- LC call number
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- PN1995.9.M45
- PN1997.2
- LC item number
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- G7438 2008
- .G7378 2008
- PerformerNote
- Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1954-
- 1948-
- 1948-
- 1953-
- 1952-
- 1945-
- 1979-
- 1986-
- 1990-
- 1982-
- 1946-2017
- 1971-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Washington, Denzel
- Eisele, Robert
- Black, Todd
- Forte, Kate
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Roth, Joe
- Weinstein, Bob
- Weinstein, Harvey
- Crockett, David
- Rousselot, Philippe
- Porro, Jeffrey
- Whitaker, Forest
- Parker, Nate
- Smollett-Bell, Jurnee
- Whitaker, Denzel
- Williams, Jermaine
- Ravera, Gina
- Heard, John
- Elise, Kimberly
- Davis, Sharen
- Howard, James Newton
- Golub, Peter
- Weinstein Company
- Harpo Films
- Genius Products, Inc
- Runtime
- 124
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Tolson, Melvin B
- Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.)
- Debates and debating
- African American college students
- African American college teachers
- Grabaciones vídeo para los de audición disminuida
- Discos videos digitales (DVD)
- Tolson, Melvin B
- Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.)
- African American college students
- African American college teachers
- Debates and debating
- Texas
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The great debaters, the Weinstein Company presents, a Harpo Films production ; a Denzel Washington film ; directed by Denzel Washington ; screenplay by Robert Eisele ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; produced by Todd Black and Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey and Joe Roth
- 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
- Accompanying material
- 1 booklet (28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 11 x 19 cm)
- Carrier category
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- videodisc
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- vd
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
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- rdacarrier
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
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- unknown
- stereophonic
- Content category
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- two-dimensional moving image
- text
- Content type code
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- tdi
- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Disc 1. [Feature film; special features] -- disc 2. [Special features]
- Control code
- ocn191685045
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. +
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- 2-disc collector's edition ; Widescreen version.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (124 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781594450624
- Media category
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- video
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
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- rdamedia
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- v
- n
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 796019811583
- Other physical details
- sound, color.
- Publisher number
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- 81158
- 81070
- 81070DVD1
- 81158DVD1
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen letterbox presentation, enhanced for widescreen televisions; Dolby Digital, stereo (disc 2)
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The great debaters, the Weinstein Company presents, a Harpo Films production ; a Denzel Washington film ; directed by Denzel Washington ; screenplay by Robert Eisele ; story by Robert Eisele & Jeffrey Porro ; produced by Todd Black and Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey and Joe Roth
- 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
- Accompanying material
- 1 booklet (28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 11 x 19 cm)
- Carrier category
-
- videodisc
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
-
- rdacarrier
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
-
- unknown
- stereophonic
- Content category
-
- two-dimensional moving image
- text
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Disc 1. [Feature film; special features] -- disc 2. [Special features]
- Control code
- ocn191685045
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. +
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- 2-disc collector's edition ; Widescreen version.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (124 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781594450624
- Media category
-
- video
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
-
- rdamedia
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- n
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 796019811583
- Other physical details
- sound, color.
- Publisher number
-
- 81158
- 81070
- 81070DVD1
- 81158DVD1
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen letterbox presentation, enhanced for widescreen televisions; Dolby Digital, stereo (disc 2)
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Tolson, Melvin B, 1898-1966
- Tolson, Melvin B, 1898-1966 -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.)
- Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) -- Drama
- Melodrama -- Feature
- African American college students
- African American college students -- Texas -- Drama
- African American college teachers
- African American college teachers -- Texas -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Biographical films
- Debates and debating
- Debates and debating -- Texas -- Drama
- Discos videos digitales (DVD)
- Drama
- Feature films
- Feature films
- Feature films -- United States
- Fiction films
- Grabaciones vídeo para los de audición disminuida
- Historical films
- Melodrama
- Melodrama
- Texas
Genre
- Melodrama
- Feature films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Drama
- Biographical films
- Fiction films
- Historical films
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