The Great Debaters
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.
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- Tagline
- When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.
- Release date
- 2007-12-27
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- IMDb
- tt0427309
- Genres
- Drama
- Languages
- English
- Global rating
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Director
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Cast
- Denzel Washington
Melvin B. Tolson - Forest Whitaker
Dr. James Farmer Sr. - Ritchie Montgomery
Deputy - J.D. Evermore
Captain Wainwright - Michael Beasley
Trudell - Glen Powell
Harvard Debater #1 - John Heard
Sheriff Dozier - Marcus Lyle Brown
Howard Debater #1 - Frank Ridley
Security Guard - Denzel Whitaker
James Farmer Jr. - Jurnee Smollett
Samantha Booke - Tim Parati
Pig Farmer - Bonnie Johnson
Dr. Jennings - Damien Leake
Wilson - Jeremiah Kissel
Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate - Justice Leak
Harland Osbourne - Kimberly Elise
Pearl Farmer - Nate Parker
Henry Lowe - Jermaine Williams
Hamilton Burgess - Stephen Rider
Paul Quinn Debater #2 - Jackson Walker
Pig Owner - Devyn A. Tyler
Helen Farmer - Harold Evans
William Taylor - Brian Smiar
Harvard Dean - Charissa Allen
Benita - Gina Ravera
Ruth Tolson - Donny Boaz
Oklahoma City College Debater #1 - George Wilson
Samuel - Gordon Danniels
Paul Quinn Debate Judge - Michael Mattison
White Sharecropper #1 - Sharon Jones
Lila - Fahnlohnee R. Harris
Clementine - Jeff Braun
White Sharecropper #2 - Georges Wilson
- Rhiannon Giddens
Juke Joint Musician #4 - Dom Flemons
Juke Joint Musician #2 - Jack Radosta
White Man at Lynching - Justin Robinson
Juke Joint Musician #3 - Samuel Elliott Whisnant
Oklahoma City College Debater #2 - Ahmad Powell
Fisk Professor - Brad Watkins
Harvard Debater #2 - Milton R. Gipson
Prairie View Professor - Robert X. Golphin
Dunbar Reed - Trenton McClain Boyd
Nathaniel Farmer - Kelvin Payton
Joseph - Voltaire Sterling
Paul Quinn Debater #1 - Alvin Youngblood Hart
Juke Joint Musician #1 - Gary Mathis
Enormous Man - Gary Mattis
Enormous Man - Southey Blanton
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