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    The Great Debaters

    PG-132007 · Drama · 2h 7m

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  1. The Great Debaters is a 2007 American historical drama film directed by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by Robert Eisele and based on a 1997 article for American Legacy by Tony Scherman. The film follows the trials and tribulations of the Wiley College debate team in 1935 Texas. [2]

  2. Dec 25, 2007 · With Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker. A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.

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    • Biography, Drama, Romance
    • Denzel Washington
    • 2007-12-25
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  4. Dec 24, 2007 · A film about a black debate team from Wiley College in the 1930s, coached by poet Melvin Tolson (Denzel Washington). The film explores their achievements, challenges, and secrets, as well as the themes of education, racism, and American way.

  5. The four teammates handpicked by Tolson are Henry Lowe (Nate Parker), a handsome, clean-cut youth with a lurking bad-boy streak; Hamilton Burgess (Jermaine Williams), a dutiful eager beaver whose...

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  7. Meet the actors and filmmakers of the 2007 drama film The Great Debaters, directed by and starring Denzel Washington. The movie tells the true story of a debate team at a black college in Texas that challenged Harvard in the 1930s.

  8. The Great Debaters (2007) - Cast & Crew — The Movie Database (TMDB) ← Back to main. Cast 49. Denzel Whitaker. James Farmer Jr. Denzel Washington. Melvin B. Tolson. Nate Parker. Henry Lowe. Jurnee Smollett. Samantha Booke. Forest Whitaker. Dr. James Farmer Sr. Kimberly Elise. Pearl Farmer. Jermaine Williams. Hamilton Burgess. Gina Ravera.

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