The Great Debaters
The Great Debaters
The Great Debaters
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2007
2h 6m
7.2(675 votes)
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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.

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The Weinstein Company

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Cast & Crew

50 members
Acting

Denzel Whitaker

James Farmer Jr.

Denzel Whitaker
Acting

Denzel Washington

Melvin B. Tolson

Denzel Washington
Acting

Nate Parker

Henry Lowe

Nate Parker
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Jurnee Smollett

Samantha Booke

Jurnee Smollett
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Forest Whitaker

Dr. James Farmer Sr.

Forest Whitaker
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Kimberly Elise

Pearl Farmer

Kimberly Elise
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Jermaine Williams

Hamilton Burgess

Jermaine Williams
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Gina Ravera

Ruth Tolson

Gina Ravera
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John Heard

Sheriff Dozier

John Heard
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Devyn A. Tyler

Helen Farmer

Devyn A. Tyler
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Trenton McClain Boyd

Nathaniel Farmer

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Ritchie Montgomery

Deputy

Ritchie Montgomery
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Jackson Walker

Pig Owner

Jackson Walker
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Tim Parati

Pig Farmer

Tim Parati
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Robert X. Golphin

Dunbar Reed

Robert X. Golphin
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Justice Leak

Harland Osbourne

Justice Leak
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Glen Powell

Harvard Debater #1

Glen Powell
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Brad Watkins

Harvard Debater #2

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Brian Smiar

Harvard Dean

Brian Smiar
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Damien Leake

Wilson

Damien Leake
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Voltaire Sterling

Paul Quinn Debater #1

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Stephen Rider

Paul Quinn Debater #2

Stephen Rider
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Gordon Danniels

Paul Quinn Debate Judge

Gordon Danniels
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Donny Boaz

Oklahoma City College Debater #1

Donny Boaz
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Samuel Elliott Whisnant

Oklahoma City College Debater #2

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Bonnie Johnson

Dr. Jennings

Bonnie Johnson
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Charissa Allen

Benita

Charissa Allen
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Michael Beasley

Trudell

Michael Beasley
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Gary Mathis

Enormous Man

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George Wilson

Samuel

George Wilson
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Fahnlohnee R. Harris

Clementine

Fahnlohnee R. Harris
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Harold Evans

William Taylor

Harold Evans
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J.D. Evermore

Captain Wainwright

J.D. Evermore
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Sharon Jones

Lila

Sharon Jones
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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

Frank Ridley
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Jeremiah Kissel

Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate

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Jack Radosta

White Man at Lynching

Jack Radosta
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Alvin Youngblood Hart

Juke Joint Musician #1

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Dom Flemons

Juke Joint Musician #2

Dom Flemons
Acting

Justin Robinson

Juke Joint Musician #3

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Rhiannon Giddens

Juke Joint Musician #4

Rhiannon Giddens
Lighting

Ahmad Powell

Fisk Professor

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Acting

Marcus Lyle Brown

Howard Debater #1

Marcus Lyle Brown
Acting

Gary Mattis

Enormous Man

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Crew

Kevin Beard

Klansman at Lynching (uncredited)

Kevin Beard

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