The great debaters
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The great debaters
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The work The great debaters represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
- Label
- 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
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- 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/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
- Runtime
- 124
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
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