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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.
Dec 25, 2007 · Directed By. Denzel Washington. Run Time. 2 hours 6 minutes. Cast. Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise. Theatre Release. December 25, 2007 by MGM. In 1935, real-life educator Melvin ...
Interpersonal Communication in the Great Debaters film is portrayed in both verbal and non-verbal cues as different characters express their feelings. However, between the African American and Euro-Americans, messages conveyed in their interactions are more of impersonal communication than interpersonal due to the animosity that exist between ...
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 ...
DEBATERS. FILM DISCUSSION GUIDE. www.procon.org. The 2007 film The Great Debaters shows viewers the triumphant rise of the 1935 Wiley College debate team from little-known team to national champion with a victory over the Harvard University debate team. Based on a true story, the film offers glimpses into the Jim Crow South and the Great ...
Feb 13, 2008 · The Great Debaters offers a fictionalized and limited account of the exploits of the ... the way these characters are cast is to the detriment of both historical accuracy and dramatic depth ...
The Great Debaters, first and foremost, is an episodic plot film, which is inspired by the. true story of the undefeated Wiley College‟s 1935 Debate Team. The plot of the movie centers. on the four main protagonists, Melvin I. Tolson, and the debaters; Henry Lowe (a composite. character), Samantha Booke (a composite character) and James ...
