The Great Debaters
2007, drama
126 minutes
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
James Farmer Jr.
Melvin B. Tolson
Henry Lowe
Samantha Booke
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Pearl Farmer
Hamilton Burgess
Ruth Tolson
Sheriff Dozier
Helen Farmer
Nathaniel Farmer
Deputy
Pig Owner
Pig Farmer
Dunbar Reed
Harland Osbourne
Harvard Debater #1
Harvard Debater #2
Harvard Dean
Wilson
Paul Quinn Debater #1
Paul Quinn Debater #2
Paul Quinn Debate Judge
Oklahoma City College Debater #1
Oklahoma City College Debater #2
Dr. Jennings
Benita
Trudell
Enormous Man
Samuel
Clementine
William Taylor
Captain Wainwright
Lila
Joseph
White Labor Organizer
White Sharecropper #1
White Sharecropper #2
Prairie View Professor
Security Guard
Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate
White Man at Lynching
Juke Joint Musician #1
Juke Joint Musician #2
Juke Joint Musician #3
Juke Joint Musician #4
Fisk Professor
Howard Debater #1
Enormous Man
Klansman at Lynching (uncredited)
Crew
Art
Art department coordinator
Art direction
Assistant art director
Production design
Property master
Set decoration
Camera
Still photographer
Costume and make-up
Costume design
Costume supervisor
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Makeup artist
Makeup artist
Makeup artist
Crew
Special effects coordinator
Stunt coordinator
Stunt coordinator
Directing
Director
First assistant director
Script supervisor
Second assistant director
Editing
Editor
Lighting
Gaffer
Production
Associate producer
Associate producer
Casting
Co-producer
Executive producer
Executive producer
Executive producer, unit production manager
Location manager
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Production coordinator
Sound
Boom operator
Dialogue editor
Music editor
Music editor
Original music composer
Original music composer
Sound designer
Sound effects editor
Sound effects editor
Sound effects editor
Sound effects editor
Sound re-recording mixer
Sound re-recording mixer
Sound re-recording mixer
Sound recordist
Supervising sound editor
Supervising sound editor
Writing
Writer
Visual effects
Special effects supervisor
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