Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and inspired by a true story, The Great Debaters chronicles the journey of a brilliant but volatile coach (Denzel Washington) who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small, modest black college in East Texas into an elite debate team while challenging the social mores of the time, culminating with a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard's championship team.
Duration
2 min 31 sec
Views
129,000
Posted On
November 22, 2007
2 min 31 sec
Views
129,000
Posted On
November 22, 2007
Director
Denzel Washington
Writer
Robert Eisele
Studio
The Weinstein Company
Release
December 25, 2007
Denzel Washington
Writer
Robert Eisele
Studio
The Weinstein Company
Release
December 25, 2007
Cast
Denzel Washington
Forest Whitaker
Denzel Whitaker
Kimberly Elise
Jurnee Smollett
Denzel Washington
Forest Whitaker
Denzel Whitaker
Kimberly Elise
Jurnee Smollett
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