The Great Debaters
Denzel Washington2007-12-25
When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.
7.3
126 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Denzel Whitaker | James Farmer Jr. | Unowned |
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Denzel Washington | Melvin B. Tolson | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Nate Parker | Henry Lowe | Unowned |
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Jurnee Smollett | Samantha Booke | Unowned |
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Forest Whitaker | Dr. James Farmer Sr. | The Free Refills |
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Kimberly Elise | Pearl Farmer | Unowned |
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Jermaine Williams | Hamilton Burgess | Unowned |
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Gina Ravera | Ruth Tolson | Unowned |
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John Heard | Sheriff Dozier | Unowned |
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Devyn A. Tyler | Helen Farmer | Unowned |
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Trenton McClain Boyd | Nathaniel Farmer | Unowned |
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Ritchie Montgomery | Deputy | Unowned |
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Jackson Walker | Pig Owner | Unowned |
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Tim Parati | Pig Farmer | Unowned |
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Robert X. Golphin | Dunbar Reed | Unowned |
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Justice Leak | Harland Osbourne | Unowned |
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Glen Powell | Harvard Debater #1 | Zac E. Chan |
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Brad Watkins | Harvard Debater #2 | Unowned |
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Brian Smiar | Harvard Dean | Unowned |
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Damien Leake | Wilson | Unowned |
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Voltaire Sterling | Paul Quinn Debater #1 | Unowned |
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Stephen Rider | Paul Quinn Debater #2 | Unowned |
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Gordon Danniels | Paul Quinn Debate Judge | Unowned |
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Donny Boaz | Oklahoma City College Debater #1 | Unowned |
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Samuel Elliott Whisnant | Oklahoma City College Debater #2 | Unowned |
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Bonnie Johnson | Dr. Jennings | Unowned |
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Charissa Allen | Benita | Unowned |
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Michael Beasley | Trudell | Unowned |
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Gary Mathis | Enormous Man | Unowned |
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George Wilson | Samuel | Unowned |
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Fahnlohnee R. Harris | Clementine | Unowned |
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Harold Evans | William Taylor | Unowned |
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J.D. Evermore | Captain Wainwright | Unowned |
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Sharon Jones | Lila | Unowned |
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Kelvin Payton | Joseph | Unowned |
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Southey Blanton | White Labor Organizer | Unowned |
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Michael Mattison | White Sharecropper #1 | Unowned |
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Jeff Braun | White Sharecropper #2 | Unowned |
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Milton R. Gipson | Prairie View Professor | Unowned |
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Frank Ridley | Security Guard | Unowned |
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Jeremiah Kissel | Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate | Unowned |
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Jack Radosta | White Man at Lynching | Unowned |
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Alvin Youngblood Hart | Juke Joint Musician #1 | Unowned |
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Dom Flemons | Juke Joint Musician #2 | Unowned |
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Justin Robinson | Juke Joint Musician #3 | Unowned |
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Rhiannon Giddens | Juke Joint Musician #4 | Unowned |
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Ahmad Powell | Fisk Professor | Unowned |
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Marcus Lyle Brown | Howard Debater #1 | Unowned |
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Gary Mattis | Enormous Man | Unowned |