The great debaters  [videorecording] / 
produced by Todd Black ... [et al.] ; written by Robert Eisele, Jeffrey Porro ; directed by Denzel Washington. 
 - Collector's ed., widescreen. 
 - New York, NY :  Weinstein Company,  2008. 
 - 2 videodiscs (124 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. (in one container) 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/>Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: PG-13. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVDs, Dolby digital 5.1 surround. 
<br/><br/><br/>For private home use only. 
<br/><br/><br/>In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles. <br/>Closed-captioned. 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>796019811583 00796019811583  gtin-14 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>81158  Weinstein Company 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>be2008010359 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.)--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Debates and debating--Drama.<br/>African American college students--Texas--Drama.<br/>African American college teachers--Texas--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Texas--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Historical films.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.<br/>Fiction films.<br/>Feature films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1997.2  / .G743 2008b 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72