The Great Debaters
2007
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.
Cast & Crew
DWDenzel Whitaker
as James Farmer Jr.
DWDenzel Washington
as Melvin B. Tolson
NPNate Parker
as Henry Lowe
JSJurnee Smollett
as Samantha Booke
FWForest Whitaker
as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
KEKimberly Elise
as Pearl Farmer
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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
12/25/2007
Runtime
2 hours, 6 minutes
Original Language
EN
Financial
Budget
$15,000,000Revenue
$30,226,144Profit/Loss
+$15,226,144ROI: 101.5%
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
United States of America (US)
Spoken Languages
English (en)
Production Companies
M
Marshall Production
H
Harpo Films