The Great Debaters 2007

Synopsis

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

• Denzel Whitaker James Farmer Jr.
• Denzel Washington Melvin B. Tolson
• Nate Parker Henry Lowe
• Jurnee Smollett-Bell 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

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