The Great Debaters

December. 27,2007      PG-13
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Denzel Whitaker as  James Farmer Jr.
Denzel Washington as  Melvin B. Tolson
Nate Parker as  Henry Lowe
Jurnee Smollett as  Samantha Booke
Forest Whitaker as  Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Kimberly Elise as  Pearl Farmer
Jermaine Williams as  Hamilton Burgess
Gina Ravera as  Ruth Tolson
John Heard as  Sheriff Dozier
Devyn A. Tyler as  Helen Farmer

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