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The Great Debaters

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Two-time Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington (American Gangster) directs and stars with Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland) in this important and deeply inspiring page from the not-so-distant past (Richard Roeper, At the Movies with Ebert and Roeper). Inspired by a true story, 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. DVD Special Features:

Deleted Scenes
The Great Debaters: An Historical Perspective. That's What My Baby Likes; Music Video.
My Soul Is A Witness; Music Video
Theatrical Trailer
Sneak Peeks: Grace is Gone, Cassandra's Dream, I'm Not There, Hunting Party

Product Details

  • Publication Date: 2008-05-01
  • Publisher: Genius Products (TVN)
  • Product Group: DVD
  • Manufacturer: Genius Products (TVN)
  • Binding: DVD
  • Brand: Wellspring Media INC
  • Features:
    • Denzel Washington directs and stars in this uplifting drama based on a true story about a small East Texas all-black college in 1935 that rises to the top of the nation's debate teams in a duel against Harvard. A poet and debating coach at Wiley College, Professor Melvin Tolson (Washington) sees debating as "a blood sport" and recruits the meanest and brightest, including troubled Henr
  • Item Dimensions:
    • Weight: 77
  • Package Dimensions:
    • Dimensions: 710L x 542W x 58H
    • Weight: 18
  • List Price: $7.93
  • Model Number: 81070
  • UPC: 796019810708
  • ASIN: B00125WAWS