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 | 17.063 |
Directed By
Denzel Washington
Crew
Robert Eisele
Denzel Washington
Kate Forte
Valeria Scoon
Harvey Weinstein
Oprah Winfrey
John Breinholt
Hughes Winborne
Joe Roth
Todd Black
Melody Fowler
David Crockett
Molly Allen
Jeffrey Porro
Bob Weinstein
Austin Anderson
Patrick Tendai Pfupajena
Sharen Davis
Karen Golden
David J. Bomba
John R. Jensen
Patrick Cassidy
Denise Chamian
Jono Oliver
Eric Norris
G. Marq Roswell
Joe Nin Williams
Russell Towery
Greg Hale
Gerard 'Gus' Williams
Jodie Stern
Andrea Young
Kevin Beard
David Crockett
Bobby Beckles
Gregg Brazzel
Jim Henry
Steven Ritzi
Lex D. Geddings
Robert Powell
Thirl Haston
Stephen A. Pope
Denise Pugh-Ruiz
Kenneth Walker
Frances Jacques-LeCompte
Nikki I Brown
Valerie Gladstone-Appel
Andrea Bowman
Angela Demo
Tateum Kohut
Greg Orloff
Dana Kay Hart
Mitzi Haralson
Carl Fullerton
Christopher Gray
Jack English
Gary Damian Thomas
Kim Drummond
Scott G.G. Haller
John Marquis
Jerry G. Henery
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Gary A. Theard
Natalia Anderson
C. Alan Rawlins Sr.
John Breinholt
Xiomara Comrie
Christian Juneau
Geraud Brisson
Elizabeth Rainey
Brian Smith
Nannette Palmer
Mark La Bonge
Frederick Shear
Kali R. Harrison
James Babineaux
C. Alan Berry
Valerie Bleth Sharp
Yvonne Bastidos
Linda Lazar
Kei Rowan-Young
Tiffani L. Stephenson
Diah Wymont
Alison Cannon
David Hickey
Mark La Bonge
Larry M. Cherry
Nicki Johnson
Anne Scott
Jamie Horwitz
John Bankson
Virle S. Reid
Erin Oakley
Jon Wakeham
Herwig Maurer
Anita Cannella
Dean Allison
James Passanante
Giselle Spence
Cid Swank
Pamela Rittelmeyer
Matiki Anoff
Janice Hudson
Willie D. Burton
George Bott
Natalie Ballesteros
Jack Lynch
Pamela Rittelmeyer
LaToya Henderson
Stephen Beasley
Alex Borys
Amy Kane
Carmine Rubino
Sean J. O'Shea
Frank Perry Rose
Belinda Anderson
Jacob Ross
Darryl Humber
Rob Simons
Rick Kline
Ted Moser
Jacob Riehle
Tim Tuchrello
Todd Kasow
Barbara McDermott
Kami Asgar
Sean McCormack
Scott Childers
Lois Yaroshefsky
Helen Britten
Dorian Cheah
Fred Peck III
Howard London
Howard Berger
Larry Misselhorn
David Lee
Ted Sapp
Jeffery D. Woodrel
Jonathan Klein
Greg Nicotero
Ryan Misselhorn
Justin Nance
Eryne Prine
Richard A. Davis
Brian McNulty
Xiomara Comrie
Gary Tolbert
Jeff Valeri
Riko Schatke
Christina DeCharles
Tommy Samona
Shellie Gillespie
Dillon Jim Breithaupt
Ian Crockett
Michael Dressel
Philippe Rousselot
James Newton Howard
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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