The great debaters /

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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Great debaters (Motion picture)
Main Authors:	Eisele, Robert, 1948- (Author, Screenwriter), Porro, Jeffrey (Author)
Other Authors:	Washington, Denzel, 1954- (Actor), Whitaker, Forest (Actor), Parker, Nate, 1979- (Actor), Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986- (Actor), Whitaker, Denzel, 1990- (Actor), Williams, Jermaine, 1982- (Actor), Ravera, Gina (Actor), Heard, John, 1946-2017 (Actor), Elise, Kimberly, 1971- (Actor), Tyler, Devyn (Actor), Boyd, Trenton McClain (Actor), Rousselot, Philippe, 1945- (director of photography.), Howard, James Newton (composer (expression)), Golub, Peter (composer (expression)), Davis, Sharen (Costume designer), Cassidy, Patrick (Patrick T.) (set decorator.), Scherman, Tony
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English; closed-captioned in English.
Published:	[New York, New York] : [Chicago, Illinois] : Weinstein Company ; Harpo Productions, [2007]
Subjects:	Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) > Drama. Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) Debates and debating > Texas > Drama. African American college students > Texas > Drama. African American college teachers > Texas > Drama. Texas > Drama. Racism > Drama. Racism. African American college students. African American college teachers. Debates and debating. Texas. Webcast Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Internet videos Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Historical films. Melodrama. Internet videos. Melodrama > Feature. Films historiques. Films de fiction. Vidéos sur Internet. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

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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.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007. "Inspired by the American Legacy article by Tony Scherman"--End credits.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 126 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:	MPAA rating: Rated PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, James Newton Howard, Peter Golub ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, David J. Bomba ; art director, John R. Jensen ; set decorator, Patrick Cassidy.