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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Main Authors:	Eisele, Robert, 1948- (Screenwriter), Porro, Jeffrey (Author), Golub, Peter (Composer), Howard, James Newton (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Weinstein Company, Harpo Films
Other Authors:	Washington, Denzel, 1954- (Producer, Director, Actor), Black, Todd (Producer), Forte, Kate (Producer), Roth, Joe, 1948- (Producer), Winfrey, Oprah (Producer), Parker, Nate, 1979- (Actor), Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986- (Actor), Whitaker, Denzel, 1990- (Actor), Williams, Jermaine, 1982- (Actor), Whitaker, Forest (Actor), Ravera, Gina (Actor), Heard, John, 1946-2017 (Actor), Elise, Kimberly, 1971- (Actor), Tyler, Devyn (Actor), Boyd, Trenton McClain (Actor), Rousselot, Philippe, 1945- (Cinematographer), Winborne, Hughes (editor of a moving image work.), Breinholt, John film editor (editor of a moving image work.), Crockett, David (Producer), Weinstein, Bob, 1954- (Producer), Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- (Producer)
Format:	Unknown
Language:	English French Spanish
Published:	[New York] : Santa Monica, California : Weinstein Co. ; Distributed by Genius Products, [2008], ©2007.
Edition:	Widescreen [ed.].
Subjects:	Tolson, Melvin B., > 1898-1966 > Freedom of debate > Film adaptations. Tolson, Melvin B., > 1898-1966 Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) > Freedom of debate > Film adaptations. 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. Racism > Drama. Racism. Debates and debating. African American college teachers. African American college students. Texas > Drama. Texas. Feature films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Spanish language materials > Bilingual. French language materials > Bilingual. Films for the hearing impaired. Materiales en español > Bilingüe. Melodrama. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Drama. Biographical films. Melodrama > Feature. Films historiques. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives. Films pour personnes handicapées auditives. Films de fiction. Films biographiques.