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The Great Debaters

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.

Release : December 25, 2007

Budget : $15,000,000.00

Revenue : $30,226,144.00

Duration : 126 minutes

Rating : 7.30

Compilation / Trailer Video

Credits

Denzel Whitaker

Denzel Whitaker ( Denzel Whitaker )

James Farmer Jr.

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington ( Denzel Washington )

Melvin B. Tolson

Nate Parker

Nate Parker ( Nate Parker )

Henry Lowe

Jurnee Smollett

Jurnee Smollett ( Jurnee Smollett )

Samantha Booke

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker ( Forest Whitaker )

Dr. James Farmer Sr.

Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise ( Kimberly Elise )

Pearl Farmer

Jermaine Williams

Jermaine Williams ( Jermaine Williams )

Hamilton Burgess

Gina Ravera

Gina Ravera ( Gina Ravera )

Ruth Tolson

John Heard

John Heard ( John Heard )

Sheriff Dozier

Devyn A. Tyler

Devyn A. Tyler ( Devyn A. Tyler )

Helen Farmer

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Trenton McClain Boyd ( Trenton McClain Boyd )

Nathaniel Farmer

Ritchie Montgomery

Ritchie Montgomery ( Ritchie Montgomery )

Deputy

Jackson Walker

Jackson Walker ( Jackson Walker )

Pig Owner

Tim Parati

Tim Parati ( Tim Parati )

Pig Farmer

Robert X. Golphin

Robert X. Golphin ( Robert X. Golphin )

Dunbar Reed

Justice Leak

Justice Leak ( Justice Leak )

Harland Osbourne

Glen Powell

Glen Powell ( Glen Powell )

Harvard Debater #1

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Brad Watkins ( Brad Watkins )

Harvard Debater #2

Brian Smiar

Brian Smiar ( Brian Smiar )

Harvard Dean

Damien Leake

Damien Leake ( Damien Leake )

Wilson

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Voltaire Sterling ( Voltaire Sterling )

Paul Quinn Debater #1

Stephen Rider

Stephen Rider ( Stephen Rider )

Paul Quinn Debater #2

Gordon Danniels

Gordon Danniels ( Gordon Danniels )

Paul Quinn Debate Judge

Donny Boaz

Donny Boaz ( Donny Boaz )

Oklahoma City College Debater #1

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Samuel Elliott Whisnant ( Samuel Elliott Whisnant )

Oklahoma City College Debater #2

Bonnie Johnson

Bonnie Johnson ( Bonnie Johnson )

Dr. Jennings

Charissa Allen

Charissa Allen ( Charissa Allen )

Benita

Michael Beasley

Michael Beasley ( Michael Beasley )

Trudell

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Gary Mathis ( Gary Mathis )

Enormous Man

George Wilson

George Wilson ( George Wilson )

Samuel

Fahnlohnee R. Harris

Fahnlohnee R. Harris ( Fahnlohnee R. Harris )

Clementine

Harold Evans

Harold Evans ( Harold Evans )

William Taylor

J.D. Evermore

J.D. Evermore ( J.D. Evermore )

Captain Wainwright

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Sharon Jones ( Sharon Jones )

Lila

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Kelvin Payton ( Kelvin Payton )

Joseph

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Southey Blanton ( Southey Blanton )

White Labor Organizer

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Michael Mattison ( Michael Mattison )

White Sharecropper #1

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Jeff Braun ( Jeff Braun )

White Sharecropper #2

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Milton R. Gipson ( Milton R. Gipson )

Prairie View Professor

Frank Ridley

Frank Ridley ( Frank Ridley )

Security Guard

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Jeremiah Kissel ( Jeremiah Kissel )

Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate

Jack Radosta

Jack Radosta ( Jack Radosta )

White Man at Lynching

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Alvin Youngblood Hart ( Alvin Youngblood Hart )

Juke Joint Musician #1

Dom Flemons

Dom Flemons ( Dom Flemons )

Juke Joint Musician #2

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Justin Robinson ( Justin Robinson )

Juke Joint Musician #3

Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens ( Rhiannon Giddens )

Juke Joint Musician #4

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Ahmad Powell ( Ahmad Powell )

Fisk Professor

Marcus Lyle Brown

Marcus Lyle Brown ( Marcus Lyle Brown )

Howard Debater #1

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Gary Mattis ( Gary Mattis )

Enormous Man

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