The great debaters

Eisele, Robert, 1948- (Added Author). Elise, Kimberly, 1971- (Added Author). Heard, John, 1945- (Added Author). Parker, Nate, 1979- (Added Author). Porro, Jeffrey. (Added Author). Ravera, Gina. (Added Author). Scherman, Tony. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Great debaters. (Added Author). Smollett-Bell, Jurnee, 1986- (Added Author). Washington, Denzel, 1954- (Added Author). Whitaker, Denzel, 1990- (Added Author). Whitaker, Forest. (Added Author). Williams, Jermaine, 1982- (Added Author). Alliance Films, (provider.). Harpo Films. (Added Author). Weinstein Company. (Added Author). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd. (Cast).

Summary: 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.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
1 streaming video file (126 min.) : digital, sound, color
Publisher: Montreal : Alliance Films, [2013]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Inspired by the American legacy article by Tony Scherman. Originally distributed as a motion picture by Alliance Films, 2007.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; edited by Hughes Winborne ; music composed by James Newton Howard and Peter Golub ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, David J. Bomba.
Participant or Performer Note:	Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd.
Target Audience Note:	CHV rating: PG. MPAA rating: PG-13; depiction of strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, and for language, and brief sexuality.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	French language version also available.
System Details Note:	Content available as a streaming video.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed April 22, 2015).