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The Great Debaters: 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

The Great Debaters: Executive producers, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, David Crockett ; director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; production designer, David J. Bomba ; edited by Hughes Winborne ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; music composed by James Newton Howard and Peter Golub ; music supervisor, G. Marq Roswell ; co-producer, Molly Allen ; casting by Denise Chamian. Hurricane Season: Director, Tim Story.

The Great Debaters: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, John Heard. Hurricane Season: Isaiah Washington, Courtney B. Vance, Forest Whitaker, Taraji P. Henson, Lil' Wayne, Bow Wow, Bonnie Hunt.

The Great Debaters: 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. Hurricane Season: Based on real events, amid the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina, a Louisiana high school basketball coach pulls together a team of kids from previously rival schools and leads them on a patch to the state championship. Stars: Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland), Bow Wow (The Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift), Isaiah Washington ( Grey's Anatomy ), Lil Wayne (rap star), Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality.