The Great Debaters

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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  Denzel Whitaker

  James Farmer Jr.
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  Denzel Washington

  Melvin B. Tolson
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  Nate Parker

  Henry Lowe
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  Jurnee Smollett

  Samantha Booke
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  Forest Whitaker

  Dr. James Farmer Sr.
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  Kimberly Elise

  Pearl Farmer
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  Jermaine Williams

  Hamilton Burgess
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  Gina Ravera

  Ruth Tolson
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  John Heard

  Sheriff Dozier
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  Devyn A. Tyler

  Helen Farmer