02482cgm a2200457 i 4500 623706750 TxAuBib 20081006120000.0 d 080418s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 000796019811583 81158 Weinstein Company TxAuBib rda eng eng Washington, Denzel, 1954- The great debaters / directed by Denzel Washington. Collector's ed., widescreen. New York, N.Y. : Weinstein Company, 2008. 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. tdi rdacontent v rdamedia vd rdacarrier Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Features: deleted scenes, "The great debaters : an historical perspective," music videos, trailers, "The great debaters : a heritage of music" featurette about scoring the "The great debaters" with James Newton Howard and 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. Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker. Based on a true story, Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker both star. Washington shines as a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African American college students into an historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite. Wiley College professor Melvin Tolson encourages his African American students to push aside the prejudices of 1930's Texas to become a winning debate team. MPAA rating: PG-13. DVDs, Dolby digital 5.1 surround. 20081006. In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles. Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) Drama. Debates and debating Drama. African American college students Texas Drama. African American college teachers Texas Drama. Texas Drama. Whitaker, Forest. Parker, Nate, 1979- Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986- TXKPL