True story of professor Melvin B. Tolson who formed a debate team at a small, African American college in the 1930s. The team went on to beat Harvard in the national debate championships.
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- The Great Debaters
- (for depiction of strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, and for language and brief sexuality)
- Cast
- Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Jurnee Smollett, Kimberly Elise, Gina Ravera, Nate Parker, Jermaine Williams
- Director
- Denzel Washington
- Producer
- Todd Black, Kate Forte, Joe Roth, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey
- Writer
- Robert Eisele, Suzan-Lori Parks
- Duration
- 02:03:00
- Official Site
- http://www.thegreatdebatersmovie.com/
- Release
- Tuesday December 25 2007
- Genre
- Drama
- Distributor
- MGM
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