TY - ADVS AU - Black,Todd AU - Forte,Kate AU - Roth,Joe AU - Washington,Denzel AU - Winfrey,Oprah AU - Eisele,Robert AU - Porro,Jeffrey AU - Parker,Nate AU - Smollett,Jurnee AU - Whitaker,Denzel AU - Williams,Jermaine AU - Whitaker,Forest AU - Ravera,Gina AU - Heard,John AU - Elise,Kimberly AU - Tyler,Devyn AU - Boyd,Trenton McClain ED - Weinstein Company. ED - Harpo Films. TI - The great debaters SN - 1594450277 AV - PN1995.9.M45 G74 2008 U1 - 791.43/72 22 PY - 2008/// CY - [New York] PB - Weinstein Company KW - Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.) KW - Drama KW - Debates and debating KW - Texas KW - African American college students KW - African American college teachers KW - Melodrama KW - Feature KW - migfg KW - Feature films KW - gsafd KW - Historical films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - Fiction films N1 - 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; Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd; MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality N2 - 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 ER -