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 | 1.9266 |
Directed By
Denzel Washington
Crew
Denzel Washington
Robert Eisele
Jeffrey Porro
Molly Allen
Todd Black
David Crockett
Kate Forte
Melody Fowler
Joe Roth
Valeria Scoon
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Oprah Winfrey
John Breinholt
Hughes Winborne
Austin Anderson
Patrick Tendai Pfupajena
Denise Chamian
David J. Bomba
John R. Jensen
Patrick Cassidy
Sharen Davis
Karen Golden
Jono Oliver
Greg Hale
Steven Ritzi
Kevin Beard
Bobby Beckles
Gregg Brazzel
Lex D. Geddings
Thirl Haston
Jim Henry
Eric Norris
Stephen A. Pope
Robert Powell
Russell Towery
Gerard 'Gus' Williams
Joe Nin Williams
G. Marq Roswell
David Crockett
John Breinholt
Valerie Bleth Sharp
Brian McNulty
Rob Simons
Mark La Bonge
Mark La Bonge
Pamela Rittelmeyer
Pamela Rittelmeyer
Xiomara Comrie
Xiomara Comrie
Sean J. O'Shea
Tiffani L. Stephenson
Gary Tolbert
Dana Kay Hart
Jodie Stern
Diah Wymont
Frank Perry Rose
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Yvonne Bastidos
Mitzi Haralson
Giselle Spence
Frances Jacques-LeCompte
Carl Fullerton
Matiki Anoff
Denise Pugh-Ruiz
Linda Lazar
LaToya Henderson
Nikki I Brown
Kenneth Walker
Larry M. Cherry
Belinda Anderson
Valerie Gladstone-Appel
Andrea Young
Andrea Bowman
Janice Hudson
Willie D. Burton
Gary A. Theard
Jeff Valeri
Nicki Johnson
Natalia Anderson
Cid Swank
David Lee
Alison Cannon
Anne Scott
Frederick Shear
Jamie Horwitz
David Hickey
Kali R. Harrison
George Bott
Jack English
James Babineaux
Stephen Beasley
C. Alan Rawlins Sr.
Riko Schatke
Ted Sapp
Jacob Ross
Darryl Humber
Kei Rowan-Young
Alex Borys
Christina DeCharles
Angela Demo
Natalie Ballesteros
Christopher Gray
Christian Juneau
John Bankson
Virle S. Reid
C. Alan Berry
Tommy Samona
Helen Britten
Gary Damian Thomas
Shellie Gillespie
Dillon Jim Breithaupt
Jack Lynch
Jeffery D. Woodrel
Geraud Brisson
Ian Crockett
Tateum Kohut
Greg Orloff
Rick Kline
Kami Asgar
Sean McCormack
Kim Drummond
Jonathan Klein
Scott G.G. Haller
Erin Oakley
Dorian Cheah
Jon Wakeham
John Marquis
Herwig Maurer
Tim Tuchrello
Michael Dressel
Amy Kane
Elizabeth Rainey
Anita Cannella
Carmine Rubino
Jacob Riehle
Eryne Prine
Todd Kasow
Barbara McDermott
Fred Peck III
Brian Smith
Howard London
Greg Nicotero
Howard Berger
Jerry G. Henery
Dean Allison
Scott Childers
James Passanante
Larry Misselhorn
Ryan Misselhorn
Nannette Palmer
Ted Moser
Richard A. Davis
Justin Nance
Lois Yaroshefsky
James Newton Howard
Philippe Rousselot
Peter Golub
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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