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    The Great Debaters

    PG-132007 · Drama · 2h 7m

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  1. 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
  2. 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]

  3. The Great Debaters 2007 trailer - "Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker"A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas.

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  4. Mar 1, 2024 · The Great Debaters star Denzel Whitaker speaks with our Editor-in-Chief Eric Keith about his fondest moments on the set of the 2007, being mentored by Denzel Washington and the current...

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  5. Denzel Dominique Whitaker (born June 15, 1990) is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, he acted in the films Training Day (2001) and The Ant Bully (2006) before portraying James Farmer Jr. in The Great Debaters (2007), earning an NAACP Image Award for his work in the film.

  6. Denzel Washington. "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. So it does.

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  8. The Great Debaters. 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...

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