USA,
2007, 123 min
Directed by:
Denzel WashingtonScreenplay:
Robert EiseleCinematography:
Philippe RousselotCast:
Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn A. Tyler (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Inspired by a true story, Washington shines as 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 an historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Michael Beasley
USA
Best movies:
The Accountant (2016)
The Great Debaters (2007)
American Reunion (2012)
J.D. Evermore
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Walk the Line (2005)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Sharon Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Great Debaters (2007)
Frank Ridley
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Mystic River (2003)
The Great Debaters (2007)
Marcus Lyle Brown
Best movies:
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Dom Flemons
Best movies:
The Great Debaters (2007)
We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (2012) (concert)
Chaz Echols
Best movies:
The Great Debaters (2007)
Jaishon Fisher
Best movies:
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) (TV movie)
The Great Debaters (2007)
Robert Masiello
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
The Town (2010)
Josh McBride
USA
Best movies:
The Great Debaters (2007)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
New Year's Eve (2011)
Bill Stinchcomb
USA
Best movies:
Ruffian (2007) (TV movie)
The Great Debaters (2007)
Unconditional (2012)
Rhiannon Giddens
USA
Best movies:
The Great Debaters (2007)