The Great Debaters (2007)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $30,226,144.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.869 |
Directed By
Denzel Washington
Crew
Robert Eisele
Denzel Washington
Harvey Weinstein
David Crockett
Melody Fowler
Jeffrey Porro
Molly Allen
Bob Weinstein
Joe Roth
Valeria Scoon
Kate Forte
Todd Black
Oprah Winfrey
John Breinholt
Hughes Winborne
Austin Anderson
Patrick Tendai Pfupajena
Denise Chamian
Karen Golden
Patrick Cassidy
John R. Jensen
Sharen Davis
David J. Bomba
Greg Hale
Robert Powell
Eric Norris
Gerard 'Gus' Williams
Joe Nin Williams
Bobby Beckles
Gregg Brazzel
Thirl Haston
Jono Oliver
Steven Ritzi
Russell Towery
Lex D. Geddings
Kevin Beard
Jim Henry
Stephen A. Pope
Sean J. O'Shea
Frank Perry Rose
Belinda Anderson
Jeff Valeri
Jacob Ross
Darryl Humber
Helen Britten
Shellie Gillespie
Dillon Jim Breithaupt
Tateum Kohut
LaToya Henderson
Frederick Shear
Kali R. Harrison
Stephen Beasley
G. Marq Roswell
Frances Jacques-LeCompte
Brian McNulty
Jodie Stern
Giselle Spence
Valerie Gladstone-Appel
Andrea Bowman
Cid Swank
David Lee
Jack English
Christopher Gray
Geraud Brisson
Greg Orloff
Rob Simons
Gary Tolbert
Gary A. Theard
C. Alan Rawlins Sr.
Ian Crockett
Nikki I Brown
Andrea Young
Riko Schatke
Angela Demo
Virle S. Reid
Gary Damian Thomas
Xiomara Comrie
David Hickey
Ted Sapp
Rick Kline
Xiomara Comrie
Tiffani L. Stephenson
Diah Wymont
Nicki Johnson
Alison Cannon
Christian Juneau
Mark La Bonge
Carl Fullerton
Linda Lazar
Kei Rowan-Young
Tommy Samona
Jack Lynch
John Breinholt
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Willie D. Burton
Natalia Anderson
George Bott
Christina DeCharles
Pamela Rittelmeyer
Matiki Anoff
C. Alan Berry
David Crockett
Pamela Rittelmeyer
Kenneth Walker
Valerie Bleth Sharp
Yvonne Bastidos
Larry M. Cherry
Anne Scott
Jamie Horwitz
John Bankson
Mark La Bonge
Janice Hudson
James Babineaux
Natalie Ballesteros
Denise Pugh-Ruiz
Dana Kay Hart
Mitzi Haralson
Alex Borys
Jeffery D. Woodrel
Kim Drummond
Howard London
Nannette Palmer
John Marquis
Jerry G. Henery
Ryan Misselhorn
Dorian Cheah
Howard Berger
Ted Moser
Lois Yaroshefsky
Kami Asgar
Todd Kasow
Jonathan Klein
Barbara McDermott
Greg Nicotero
Justin Nance
Tim Tuchrello
Amy Kane
Fred Peck III
Scott Childers
Elizabeth Rainey
Eryne Prine
Brian Smith
Richard A. Davis
Erin Oakley
Jon Wakeham
Herwig Maurer
Anita Cannella
Carmine Rubino
Jacob Riehle
Dean Allison
Scott G.G. Haller
Michael Dressel
Sean McCormack
Larry Misselhorn
James Passanante
Philippe Rousselot
Peter Golub
James Newton Howard
TOP CAST
Denzel Whitaker
James Farmer Jr.
Denzel Washington
Melvin B. Tolson
Nate Parker
Henry Lowe
Jurnee Smollett
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
Jackson Walker
Pig Owner
Tim Parati
Pig Farmer
Robert X. Golphin
Dunbar Reed
Justice Leak
Harland Osbourne
Glen Powell
Harvard Debater #1
Brad Watkins
Harvard Debater #2
Brian Smiar
Harvard Dean
Damien Leake
Wilson
Voltaire Sterling
Paul Quinn Debater #1
Stephen Rider
Paul Quinn Debater #2
Gordon Danniels
Paul Quinn Debate Judge
Donny Boaz
Oklahoma City College Debater #1
Samuel Elliott Whisnant
Oklahoma City College Debater #2
Bonnie Johnson
Dr. Jennings
Charissa Allen
Benita
Michael Beasley
Trudell
Gary Mathis
Enormous Man
George Wilson
Samuel
Fahnlohnee R. Harris
Clementine
Harold Evans
William Taylor
J.D. Evermore
Captain Wainwright
Sharon Jones
Lila
Kelvin Payton
Joseph
Southey Blanton
White Labor Organizer
Michael Mattison
White Sharecropper #1
Jeff Braun
White Sharecropper #2
Milton R. Gipson
Prairie View Professor
Frank Ridley
Security Guard
Jeremiah Kissel
Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate
Jack Radosta
White Man at Lynching
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Juke Joint Musician #1
Dom Flemons
Juke Joint Musician #2
Justin Robinson
Juke Joint Musician #3
Rhiannon Giddens
Juke Joint Musician #4
Ahmad Powell
Fisk Professor
Marcus Lyle Brown
Howard Debater #1
Gary Mattis
Enormous Man
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