The Great Debaters

2007 "When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope."

The Great Debaters

7.5 | 2h6m | PG-13 | en | Drama

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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7.5 | 2h6m | PG-13 | en | Drama

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Cast

Denzel Whitaker ,Denzel Washington ,Nate Parker

Director

John R. Jensen

Producted By

The Weinstein Company , Harpo Films

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Cast

Denzel Whitaker

as James Farmer Jr.

[2022] Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches [2020] Alieu the Dreamer [2020] Cut Throat City [2020] Follow Me [2016] Submerged [2015] Back to School Mom [2013] They Die by Dawn [2013] Legit [2011] Warrior

Denzel Washington

as Melvin B. Tolson

[2021] Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist [2021] The Little Things [2021] The Tragedy of Macbeth [2020] Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen [2020] Giving Voice [2018] The Equalizer 2 [2017] Roman J. Israel, Esq. [2016] The Magnificent Seven [2016] Fences

Nate Parker

as Henry Lowe

[2019] American Skin [2016] The Birth of a Nation [2014] About Alex [2014] Every Secret Thing [2014] Beyond the Lights [2014] Eden [2014] Non-Stop [2013] They Die by Dawn [2013] Ain't Them Bodies Saints