The great debaters [videorecording] /
Todd Black ... [et al.].
- Widescreen [ed.]
- [New York] : Weinstein Company, c2008.
- 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editors, John Breinholt, Hughes Winborne ; music, Peter Golub, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, David J. Bomba. Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editors, John Breinholt, Hughes Winborne ; music, Peter Golub, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, David J. Bomba.
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.
MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality.