The Great Debaters
When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.
Film20072h 6mReleased
Drama
Not rated
Where to watch
Details
- Director
- Denzel Washington
- Language
- English
- Released
- 2007-12-25
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
Community score
7.3725 votes on TMDB
Confidence
Rating weighted by how many people voted
7.0
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.
Cast
- Denzel WhitakerJames Farmer Jr.
- Denzel WashingtonMelvin B. Tolson
- Nate ParkerHenry Lowe
- Jurnee SmollettSamantha Booke
- Forest WhitakerDr. James Farmer Sr.
- Kimberly ElisePearl Farmer
- Jermaine WilliamsHamilton Burgess
- Gina RaveraRuth Tolson
- John HeardSheriff Dozier
- Devyn A. TylerHelen Farmer
