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 (1)
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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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/180/163180594_26925e.jpg)
Michael Beasley
USA
Best movies:
The Accountant (2016)
The Great Debaters (2007)
American Reunion (2012)
![J.D. Evermore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/343/160343824_ac08e0.jpg)
J.D. Evermore
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Walk the Line (2005)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
![Sharon Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/914/160914996_da7d67.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/382/159382060_89c421.jpg)
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 III (2012)
New Year's Eve (2011)
![Bill Stinchcomb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/826/160826225_9f3a20.jpg)
Bill Stinchcomb
USA
Best movies:
Ruffian (2007) (TV movie)
The Great Debaters (2007)
Unconditional (2012)