The Great Debaters

2007 · dir. Denzel Washington · 126 min

“When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.”

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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.

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Cast · Denzel Whitaker, Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Jermaine Williams, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Devyn A. Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd, Ritchie Montgomery

Released · 2007-12-25

Language · en

Budget · $15,000,000

Revenue · $30,226,144