The Great Debaters (2007)
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.
- Released
- 2007-12-25
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Denzel Washington, Robert Eisele
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 763 votes
Cast
- Denzel Whitaker as James Farmer Jr.
- Denzel Washington as Melvin B. Tolson
- Nate Parker as Henry Lowe
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Samantha Booke
- Forest Whitaker as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
- Kimberly Elise as Pearl Farmer
- Jermaine Williams as Hamilton Burgess
- Gina Ravera as Ruth Tolson
- John Heard as Sheriff Dozier
- Devyn A. Tyler as Helen Farmer
- Trenton McClain Boyd as Nathaniel Farmer
- Ritchie Montgomery as Deputy