Movie Description
The Great Debaters
(2007)Overview
The true story of 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 a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
Featured Crew
- Director : Denzel Washington
- Producer : Kate Forte,Oprah Winfrey,Joe Roth,Todd Black
- Editor : Hughes Winborne
- Cast : Denzel Whitaker,Denzel Washington,Nate Parker,Jurnee Smollett-Bell,Forest Whitaker,Kimberly Elise,Jermaine Williams,Gina Ravera,John Heard,Devyn A. Tyler,Trenton McClain Boyd,Ritchie Montgomery,Jackson Walker,Tim Parati,Robert X. Golphin,Justice Leak,Glen Powell,Brad Watkins,Brian Smiar,Damien Leake,Voltaire Sterling,Stephen Rider,Gordon Danniels,Donny Boaz,Samuel Elliott Whisnant,Bonnie Johnson,Charissa Allen,Michael Beasley,Gary Mathis,George Wilson,Fahnlohnee R. Harris,Harold Evans,J.D. Evermore,Sharon Jones,Kelvin Payton,Southey Blanton,Michael Mattison,Jeff Braun,Milton R. Gipson,Frank Ridley,Jeremiah Kissel,Jack Radosta,Alvin Youngblood Hart,Dom Flemons,Justin Robinson,Rhiannon Giddens,Ahmad Powell,Marcus Lyle Brown,Gary Mattis,Kevin Beard
Cast
James Farmer Jr.
Melvin B. Tolson
Henry Lowe
Samantha Booke
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Pearl Farmer
Hamilton Burgess
Ruth Tolson
Sheriff Dozier
Helen Farmer
Nathaniel Farmer
Deputy
Pig Owner
Pig Farmer
Dunbar Reed
Harland Osbourne
Harvard Debater #1
Harvard Debater #2
Harvard Dean
Wilson
Paul Quinn Debater #1
Paul Quinn Debater #2
Paul Quinn Debate Judge
Oklahoma City College Debater #1
Oklahoma City College Debater #2
Dr. Jennings
Benita
Trudell
Enormous Man
Samuel
Clementine
William Taylor
Captain Wainwright
Lila
Joseph
White Labor Organizer
White Sharecropper #1
White Sharecropper #2
Prairie View Professor
Security Guard
Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate
White Man at Lynching
Juke Joint Musician #1
Juke Joint Musician #2
Juke Joint Musician #3
Juke Joint Musician #4
Fisk Professor
Howard Debater #1
Enormous Man
Klansman at Lynching (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Great Debaters
Status Released
Release Information
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2007-12-25
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 06m
Budget₹ 15000000
Revenue₹ 30226144
Production CompaniesMarshall Production,The Weinstein Company,Harpo Films
Genres
- Drama
