The Great Debaters
DEC 25, 2007 · 126 MIN · DIR. DENZEL WASHINGTON
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 Whitaker
James Farmer Jr.
Denzel Washington
Melvin B. Tolson
Nate Parker
Henry Lowe
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Samantha Booke
Forest Whitaker
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Kimberly Elise
Pearl Farmer
Jermaine Williams
Hamilton Burgess
Gina Ravera
Ruth Tolson
John Heard
Sheriff Dozier
Devyn A. Tyler
Helen Farmer
Trenton McClain Boyd
Nathaniel Farmer
Ritchie Montgomery
Deputy
Crew
Screenplay
Robert Eisele
Story
Jeffrey Porro
Story
Robert Eisele
Director of Photography
Philippe Rousselot
Editor
Hughes Winborne
Original Music Composer
Peter Golub
Original Music Composer
James Newton Howard
Producer
Joe Roth
Producer
Kate Forte
Producer
Todd Black
Producer
Oprah Winfrey
