The Great Debaters Movie

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Denzel Washington is a professor who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students into an elite debate team.

Who's Involved:

Denzel Washington, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker, Forest Whitaker, Todd Black, Kate Forte, Robert Elise, Joe Roth, John Heard, J. D. Evermore, Jermaine Williams

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
depiction of strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, and for language and brief sexuality
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and inspired by a true story, "The Great Debaters" chronicles the journey of a brilliant but volatile coach (Denzel Washington) who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small, modest black college in East Texas into an elite debate team while challenging the social mores of the time, culminating with a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard's championship team.


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Who stars in The Great Debaters: Cast List


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Who's making The Great Debaters: Crew List

A look at the The Great Debaters behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Denzel Washington last directed A Journal for Jordan and Antwone Fisher. The film's writer Robert Elise last wrote Untitled Jim Brown Project.

Screenwriter

Robert Elise

Producers

Todd Black
Kate Forte
Joe Roth

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Production: What we know about The Great Debaters?

Filming Timeline

  1. 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed  status.

The Great Debaters Release Date: When was the film released?


The Great Debaters was a release in 2007 on Tuesday, December 25, 2007. There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including The Bucket List, AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem and The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep.

The Great Debaters DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Great Debaters was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 .

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