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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. Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley ...
Dec 24, 2007 · Director: Denzel Washington. Genre: Drama. Running Time: 123 min. In 1935, Wiley College, a historically black college in Marshall, Texas, fielded a debate team that went largely undefeated. It ...
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Edit page. The Great Debaters: Directed by Denzel Washington. 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 ...
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The Great Debaters Directed by Denzel Washington (U.S.). Its steadfast humanity, its literacy, its passionate belief in education, its faith that history teaches invaluable lessons and its strong ...
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. It stars Washington, Forest Whitaker, Denzel Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker, Gina Ravera, Jermaine ...
THE GREAT DEBATERS is one of the great movies of 2007. Melvin B. Tolson – Denzel Washington. James Farmer, Sr. – Forest Whitaker. James Farmers, Jr. – Denzel Whitaker. Henry Lowe – Nate Parker. Samantha Booke – Jurnee Smollett. Pearl Farmer – Kimberly Elise. Sheriff Dozier – John Heard. Directed by Denzel Washington.
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Dec 25, 2007 · 2 h 6 m. Summary Believe in the power of words. Inspired by a true story, The Great Debaters chronicles the journey of Professor Melvin Tolson, a brilliant but volatile debate team coach who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small African-American college in the Deep South into a historically elite debate team.
