The Great Debaters
Film2007126 min7.3/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Denzel Washington
When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Denzel WhitakerJames Farmer Jr.
Denzel WashingtonMelvin B. Tolson
Nate ParkerHenry Lowe
Jurnee Smollett-BellSamantha Booke
Forest WhitakerDr. James Farmer Sr.
Kimberly ElisePearl Farmer
Jermaine WilliamsHamilton Burgess
Gina RaveraRuth Tolson
John HeardSheriff Dozier
Devyn A. TylerHelen FarmerTrenton McClain Boyd
Trenton McClain BoydNathaniel Farmer
Ritchie MontgomeryDeputyExplore the crew
- Director
- Denzel Washington
- Producer
- Joe Roth
- Producer
- Kate Forte
- Producer
- Todd Black
- Producer
- Oprah Winfrey
- Editor
- Hughes Winborne
- Director of Photography
- Philippe Rousselot
- Original Music Composer
- Peter Golub
- Original Music Composer
- James Newton Howard
- Screenplay
- Robert Eisele