The Great Debaters
When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.
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.
Crew and Cast
Denzel WashingtonDirector · Melvin B. Tolson
Denzel WhitakerJames Farmer Jr.
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 BoydNathaniel Farmer
Ritchie MontgomeryDeputy
Jackson WalkerPig Owner
Tim ParatiPig Farmer
Robert X. GolphinDunbar Reed
Justice LeakHarland Osbourne
Glen PowellHarvard Debater #1Brad WatkinsHarvard Debater #2
Brian SmiarHarvard Dean
Damien LeakeWilsonVoltaire SterlingPaul Quinn Debater #1
Stephen RiderPaul Quinn Debater #2
Gordon DannielsPaul Quinn Debate Judge
Donny BoazOklahoma City College Debater #1Samuel Elliott WhisnantOklahoma City College Debater #2
Bonnie JohnsonDr. Jennings
Charissa AllenBenita
Michael BeasleyTrudellGary MathisEnormous Man
George WilsonSamuel
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 25 December 2007
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Rating
- PG-13
- TMDB score
- 7.3 / 10 (762 votes)
Production
- Director
- Denzel Washington
- Writers
- Jeffrey Porro, Robert Eisele
- Studios
- Marshall Production, The Weinstein Company, Harpo Films
- Countries
- United States of America
Box Office
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Revenue
- $30.2M
- Profit
- $15.2M
- Return
- 2.0×
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English