The great debaters

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Label

The great debaters

Statement of responsibility

TWC presents a Harpo Films production ; 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

• Heard, John, 1946-2017
• Howard, James Newton
• Parker, Nate, 1979-
• Weinstein Company
• Porro, Jeffrey
• Ravera, Gina
• Harpo Films
• Roth, Joe, 1948-
• Genius Products, Inc
• Rousselot, Philippe, 1945-
• Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986-
• Washington, Denzel, 1954-
• Weinstein, Bob, 1954-
• Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-
• Whitaker, Denzel, 1990-
• Whitaker, Forest
• Williams, Jermaine, 1982-
• Eisele, Robert, 1948-
• Winfrey, Oprah
• Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
• Davis, Sharen
• Forte, Kate
• Crockett, David
• Golub, Peter
• Black, Todd

Actor

• Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
• Williams, Jermaine, 1982-
• Whitaker, Forest
• Whitaker, Denzel, 1990-
• Washington, Denzel, 1954-
• Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986-
• Ravera, Gina
• Parker, Nate, 1979-
• Heard, John, 1946-2017

Film director

• Washington, Denzel, 1954-

Film distributor

• Genius Products, Inc

Film producer

• Forte, Kate
• Black, Todd
• Winfrey, Oprah
• Roth, Joe, 1948-

Production company

• Harpo Films
• Weinstein Company

Screenwriter

• Eisele, Robert, 1948-

Subject

• Feature films -- United States
• Melodramas (Drama)
• Tolson, Melvin B, 1898-1966 -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) -- Drama
• Dramatic films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• African American college students -- Texas -- Drama
• African American college teachers -- Texas -- Drama
• Biographical films
• Debates and debating -- Texas -- Drama

Genre

• Fiction films
• Melodramas (Drama)
• Dramatic films
• Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Biographical films
• Feature films

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• 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

Member of

• Great debaters (Motion picture)
• Great debaters (Motion picture)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

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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

In English or dubbed French dialogue with optional English (SDH) or Spanish subtitles

LC call number

PN1995.9.M45

LC item number

G7438 2008

PerformerNote

Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise

Runtime

124

Technique

live action