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The Great Debaters is a 2007 American historical drama film directed by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by Robert Eisele and based on a 1997 article for American Legacy by Tony Scherman. The film follows the trials and tribulations of the Wiley College debate team in 1935 Texas. [2]
- Henrietta Bell Wells
The 1930 Wiley College debate team. Wells is in the center...
- Justice Leak
Leak was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama by parents...
- Henrietta Bell Wells
Robert Eisele. Writer: The Great Debaters. Robert Eisele's screenplay for the movie, "The Great Debaters", was directed by Denzel Washington, who also played the starring role. His script won the Writers Guild of America's Paul Selvin Award.
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
Eisele’s first produced TV credit, an episode of the Emmy-winning series CAGNEY & LACEY, won the Humanitas Prize and caught the attention of Michael Mann, who hired him as Story Editor for the critically acclaimed premiere season of CRIME STORY.
Robert Eisele. Writer: The Great Debaters. Robert Eisele's screenplay for the movie, "The Great Debaters", was directed by Denzel Washington, who also played the starring role.
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- Producer, Writer, Actor
- Altadena, California, USA
- Robert Eisele
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