The Great Debaters (2007)
2h 6m
Running Time
December 25, 2007Release Date
The Great Debaters (2007)
2h 6m
Running Time
December 25, 2007Release Date

Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Denzel Whitaker
James Farmer Jr.

Denzel Washington
Melvin B. Tolson / Director

Nate Parker
Henry Lowe

Jurnee Smollett
Samantha Booke

Forest Whitaker
Dr. James Farmer Sr.

Kimberly Elise
Pearl Farmer

Jermaine Williams
Hamilton Burgess

Gina Ravera
Ruth Tolson

John Heard
Sheriff Dozier

Devyn A. Tyler
Helen Farmer

Trenton McClain Boyd
Nathaniel Farmer

Ritchie Montgomery
Deputy

Jackson Walker
Pig Owner

Tim Parati
Pig Farmer

Robert X. Golphin
Dunbar Reed

Justice Leak
Harland Osbourne

Glen Powell
Harvard Debater #1

Brad Watkins
Harvard Debater #2

Brian Smiar
Harvard Dean

Damien Leake
Wilson

Voltaire Sterling
Paul Quinn Debater #1

Stephen Rider
Paul Quinn Debater #2

Gordon Danniels
Paul Quinn Debate Judge

Donny Boaz
Oklahoma City College Debater #1

Samuel Elliott Whisnant
Oklahoma City College Debater #2

Bonnie Johnson
Dr. Jennings

Charissa Allen
Benita

Michael Beasley
Trudell

Gary Mathis
Enormous Man

George Wilson
Samuel

Fahnlohnee R. Harris
Clementine

Harold Evans
William Taylor

J.D. Evermore
Captain Wainwright

Sharon Jones
Lila

Kelvin Payton
Joseph

Southey Blanton
White Labor Organizer

Michael Mattison
White Sharecropper #1

Jeff Braun
White Sharecropper #2

Milton R. Gipson
Prairie View Professor

Frank Ridley
Security Guard

Jeremiah Kissel
Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate

Jack Radosta
White Man at Lynching

Alvin Youngblood Hart
Juke Joint Musician #1

Dom Flemons
Juke Joint Musician #2

Justin Robinson
Juke Joint Musician #3

Rhiannon Giddens
Juke Joint Musician #4

Ahmad Powell
Fisk Professor

Marcus Lyle Brown
Howard Debater #1

Gary Mattis
Enormous Man

Robert Eisele
Writer

Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer

David Crockett
Executive Producer / Unit Production Manager

Melody Fowler
Associate Producer

Jeffrey Porro
Story

Molly Allen
Co-Producer

Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer

Joe Roth
Producer

Valeria Scoon
Associate Producer

Kate Forte
Producer

Todd Black
Producer

Oprah Winfrey
Producer

John Breinholt
Editorial Coordinator / Co-Editor

Hughes Winborne
Editor

Austin Anderson
Animal Coordinator

Patrick Tendai Pfupajena
Production Assistant

Denise Chamian
Casting

Karen Golden
Script Supervisor

Patrick Cassidy
Set Decoration

John R. Jensen
Art Direction

Sharen Davis
Costume Design

David J. Bomba
Production Design

Greg Hale
Second Assistant Director

Robert Powell
Stunt Double

Eric Norris
Stunts

Gerard 'Gus' Williams
Stunts

Joe Nin Williams
Stunts

Bobby Beckles
Stunts

Gregg Brazzel
Stunts

Thirl Haston
Stunts

Jono Oliver
First Assistant Director

Steven Ritzi
Stunt Coordinator

Russell Towery
Stunts

Lex D. Geddings
Stunts

Kevin Beard
Stunts

Jim Henry
Stunts

Stephen A. Pope
Stunt Coordinator

Sean J. O'Shea
First Assistant 'B' Camera

Frank Perry Rose
Costumer

Belinda Anderson
Key Hair Stylist

Jeff Valeri
Production Coordinator

Jacob Ross
Best Boy Grip

Darryl Humber
Dolly Grip

Helen Britten
Assistant Set Decoration

Shellie Gillespie
Art Department Coordinator

Dillon Jim Breithaupt
Art Department Assistant

Tateum Kohut
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

LaToya Henderson
Makeup Artist

Frederick Shear
Assistant Accountant

Kali R. Harrison
Second Second Assistant Director

Stephen Beasley
Rigging Gaffer

G. Marq Roswell
Music Supervisor

Frances Jacques-LeCompte
Seamstress

Brian McNulty
Post Production Supervisor

Jodie Stern
Assistant Costume Designer

Giselle Spence
Seamstress

Valerie Gladstone-Appel
Assistant Hairstylist

Andrea Bowman
Hairstylist

Cid Swank
Unit Publicist

David Lee
Still Photographer

Jack English
Gaffer

Christopher Gray
Extras Casting

Geraud Brisson
Additional Editor

Greg Orloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rob Simons
Assistant Art Director

Gary Tolbert
Aerial Director of Photography

Gary A. Theard
Boom Operator

C. Alan Rawlins Sr.
Key Grip

Ian Crockett
Post Production Coordinator

Nikki I Brown
Makeup Artist

Andrea Young
Hairstylist

Riko Schatke
Best Boy Grip

Angela Demo
Casting Associate

Virle S. Reid
Assistant Property Master

Gary Damian Thomas
Storyboard Artist

Xiomara Comrie
First Assistant 'A' Camera / Second Assistant 'A' Camera

David Hickey
Payroll Accountant

Ted Sapp
Key Rigging Grip

Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tiffani L. Stephenson
Camera Loader

Diah Wymont
Assistant Costume Designer

Nicki Johnson
Assistant Production Coordinator

Alison Cannon
Production Accountant

Christian Juneau
Extras Casting Assistant

Mark La Bonge
'A' Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator

Carl Fullerton
Makeup Department Head

Linda Lazar
Makeup Artist

Kei Rowan-Young
Location Manager

Tommy Samona
Leadman

Jack Lynch
Special Effects Supervisor

Riki Lin Sabusawa
Key Costumer

Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer

Natalia Anderson
Production Secretary

George Bott
Additional Second Assistant Director

Christina DeCharles
Assistant Location Manager

Pamela Rittelmeyer
'B' Camera Operator / First Assistant 'A' Camera

Matiki Anoff
Key Makeup Artist

C. Alan Berry
Props

Kenneth Walker
Hair Department Head

Valerie Bleth Sharp
Production Supervisor

Yvonne Bastidos
Set Costumer

Larry M. Cherry
Hairstylist

Anne Scott
First Assistant Accountant

Jamie Horwitz
Assistant Accountant

John Bankson
Property Master

Janice Hudson
Hairstylist

James Babineaux
Best Boy Electric

Natalie Ballesteros
Casting Assistant

Denise Pugh-Ruiz
Assistant Makeup Artist

Dana Kay Hart
Costume Supervisor

Mitzi Haralson
Set Costumer

Alex Borys
Assistant Location Manager

Jeffery D. Woodrel
Special Effects Coordinator

Kim Drummond
ADR Supervisor

Howard London
ADR Mixer

Nannette Palmer
Set Medic

John Marquis
Sound Effects Editor

Jerry G. Henery
Construction Coordinator

Ryan Misselhorn
Greensman

Dorian Cheah
Sound Designer

Howard Berger
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ted Moser
Transportation Coordinator

Lois Yaroshefsky
Studio Teacher

Kami Asgar
Supervising Sound Editor

Todd Kasow
Music Editor

Jonathan Klein
Foley Supervisor

Barbara McDermott
Music Editor

Greg Nicotero
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Justin Nance
Transportation Co-Captain

Tim Tuchrello
Sound Effects Editor

Amy Kane
Foley Artist

Fred Peck III
Sound Recordist

Scott Childers
Construction Foreman

Elizabeth Rainey
Foley Artist

Eryne Prine
Assistant Sound Editor

Brian Smith
ADR Mixer

Richard A. Davis
Transportation Captain

Erin Oakley
ADR Editor

Jon Wakeham
Sound Effects Editor

Herwig Maurer
Sound Effects Editor

Anita Cannella
Foley Artist

Carmine Rubino
Foley Mixer

Jacob Riehle
First Assistant Sound Editor

Dean Allison
Construction Foreman

Scott G.G. Haller
Dialogue Editor

Michael Dressel
Foley Editor

Sean McCormack
Supervising Sound Editor

Larry Misselhorn
Greensman

James Passanante
Paint Coordinator

Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography

Peter Golub
Original Music Composer
Media.















Details.
Release DateDecember 25, 2007
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 6m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$15,000,000
Box Office$30,226,144
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
biography
Wiki.
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 Williams, and Jurnee Smollett.
The Great Debaters was released in theaters on December 25, 2007 to positive critical reception.
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