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The Great Debaters is a 2007 American biographical drama film directed by Denzel Washington. The cast includes Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Denzel Whitaker, and Denzel Washington. Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Joe Roth, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein, the film was created by The Weinstein Company and Harpo Productions. It was distributed by The Weinstein Company and Netflix. The narrative is set in Texas and presented in English.
The film has a runtime of 126 minutes and a budget of 15000000. It generated revenue of 30226144. Critical reception includes a review score of 80%, a 7/10 rating, and a 65/100 score. Other metrics list a 7.5 rating on IMDb and a 7.252 vote average on TMDb. The production involved composer James Newton Howard, director of photography Philippe Rousselot, and editor Hughes Winborne.
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7.3The 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
- 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
Themes
- biography
- racial segregation
- based on true story
- racism
- inspiring story
- white supremacy
- anti-racism
- inspirational
- motivational
- fight against racism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Denzel Washington
- Cast member
- Gina Ravera
- Composer
- James Newton Howard
- Producer
- Harvey Weinstein
- Production company
- Harpo Productions
- Cinematographer
- Philippe Rousselot
- Narrative location
- Texas
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 992452
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.thegreatdebatersmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2007-01-01
- title
- The Great Debaters
- film editor
- Hughes Winborne
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Bob Weinstein
- review score
- 65/100
- Commons category
- The Great Debaters
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