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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Great_DebatersThe Great Debaters - Wikipedia

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   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.

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2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0427309The Great Debaters (2007) - IMDb

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   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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   • Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance

   • Director: Denzel Washington
   • Release Date: 2007-12-25

3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0427309The Great Debaters (2007) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb

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   The Great Debaters (2007) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

4. thecinemaholic.com › the-great-debaters-true-storyThe Great Debaters' True Story, Explained - The Cinemaholic

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   Feb 29, 2024 · As the key students within Melvin’s debate team, Samantha Booke, Henry Lowe, James Farmer Jr., and Hamilton Burgess have varying roots in reality. Of the four characters, only James Farmer Jr. is explicitly based on an actual individual, while the other three characters mine loose inspirations from real life.

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6. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › the-great-debaters-2007The Great Debaters movie review (2007) | Roger Ebert

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   Dec 24, 2007 · "The Great Debaters" is about an underdog debate team that wins a national championship, and some critics have complained that it follows the formula of all sports movies by leading up, through great adversity, to a victory at the end.

7. www.themoviedb.org › 14047-the-great-debaters › castThe Great Debaters (2007) - Cast & Crew — The Movie Database ...

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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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   Who starred in the Great Debaters?

   • 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 Williams, and Jurnee Smollett. The Great Debaters was released in theaters on December 25, 2007 to positive critical reception.

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   Is the Great Debaters based on a true story?

   • 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.

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   Is the Great Debaters a good movie?

   • A wonderful cast and top-notch script elevate The Great Debaters beyond a familiar formula for a touching, uplifting drama. Poet and professor Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) teaches at the predominately black Wiley College in 1935 Texas. He decides to start a debate team, something nearly unheard of at a black college.

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   Who was Harvard University in the Great Debaters?

   • (In 1935, the Wiley College debate team defeated the reigning national debate champion, the University of Southern California, depicted as Harvard University in The Great Debaters.) The movie explores social constructs in Texas during the Great Depression, from day-to-day insults African Americans endured to lynching.

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   Dec 25, 2007 · Poet and professor Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) teaches at the predominately black Wiley College in 1935 Texas. He decides to start a debate team, something nearly unheard of at a black...

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