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The Great Debaters( 2007)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Denzel Whitaker

      James Farmer Jr.

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      Denzel Washington

      Melvin B. Tolson

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      Nate Parker

      Henry Lowe

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      Jurnee Smollett

      Samantha Booke

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      Forest Whitaker

      Dr. James Farmer Sr.

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      Kimberly Elise

      Pearl Farmer

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      Jermaine Williams

      Hamilton Burgess

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      Gina Ravera

      Ruth Tolson

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      John Heard

      Sheriff Dozier

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      Devyn A. Tyler

      Helen Farmer

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      Trenton McClain Boyd

      Nathaniel Farmer

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      Ritchie Montgomery

      Deputy

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      Jackson Walker

      Pig Owner

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      Tim Parati

      Pig Farmer

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      Robert X. Golphin

      Dunbar Reed

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      Justice Leak

      Harland Osbourne

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      Glen Powell

      Harvard Debater #1

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      Brad Watkins

      Harvard Debater #2

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      Brian Smiar

      Harvard Dean

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      Damien Leake

      Wilson

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      Voltaire Sterling

      Paul Quinn Debater #1

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      Stephen Rider

      Paul Quinn Debater #2

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      Gordon Danniels

      Paul Quinn Debate Judge

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      Donny Boaz

      Oklahoma City College Debater #1

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      Samuel Elliott Whisnant

      Oklahoma City College Debater #2

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      Bonnie Johnson

      Dr. Jennings

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      Charissa Allen

      Benita

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      Michael Beasley

      Trudell

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      Gary Mathis

      Enormous Man

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      George Wilson

      Samuel

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      Fahnlohnee R. Harris

      Clementine

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      Harold Evans

      William Taylor

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      J.D. Evermore

      Captain Wainwright

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      Sharon Jones

      Lila

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      Kelvin Payton

      Joseph

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      Southey Blanton

      White Labor Organizer

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      Michael Mattison

      White Sharecropper #1

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      Jeff Braun

      White Sharecropper #2

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      Milton R. Gipson

      Prairie View Professor

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      Frank Ridley

      Security Guard

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      Jeremiah Kissel

      Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate

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      Jack Radosta

      White Man at Lynching

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      Alvin Youngblood Hart

      Juke Joint Musician #1

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      Dom Flemons

      Juke Joint Musician #2

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      Justin Robinson

      Juke Joint Musician #3

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      Rhiannon Giddens

      Juke Joint Musician #4

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      Ahmad Powell

      Fisk Professor

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      Marcus Lyle Brown

      Howard Debater #1

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      Gary Mattis

      Enormous Man

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    15000000.00

    Revenue

    30226144.00

    Keywords

    • biography