The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters by Denzel Washington

7.20

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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Cast

Denzel Whitaker

Denzel Whitaker as James Farmer Jr.

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington as Melvin B. Tolson

Nate Parker

Nate Parker as Henry Lowe

Jurnee Smollett

Jurnee Smollett as Samantha Booke

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker as Dr. James Farmer Sr.

Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise as Pearl Farmer

Jermaine Williams

Jermaine Williams as Hamilton Burgess

Gina Ravera

Gina Ravera as Ruth Tolson

John Heard

John Heard as Sheriff Dozier

Devyn A. Tyler

Devyn A. Tyler as Helen Farmer

Trenton McClain Boyd

Trenton McClain Boyd as Nathaniel Farmer

Ritchie Montgomery

Ritchie Montgomery as Deputy

Jackson Walker

Jackson Walker as Pig Owner

Tim Parati

Tim Parati as Pig Farmer

Robert X. Golphin

Robert X. Golphin as Dunbar Reed

Justice Leak

Justice Leak as Harland Osbourne

Glen Powell

Glen Powell as Harvard Debater #1

Brad Watkins

Brad Watkins as Harvard Debater #2

Brian Smiar

Brian Smiar as Harvard Dean

Damien Leake

Damien Leake as Wilson

Voltaire Sterling

Voltaire Sterling as Paul Quinn Debater #1

Stephen Rider

Stephen Rider as Paul Quinn Debater #2

Gordon Danniels

Gordon Danniels as Paul Quinn Debate Judge

Donny Boaz

Donny Boaz as Oklahoma City College Debater #1

Samuel Elliott Whisnant

Samuel Elliott Whisnant as Oklahoma City College Debater #2

Bonnie Johnson

Bonnie Johnson as Dr. Jennings

Charissa Allen

Charissa Allen as Benita

Michael Beasley

Michael Beasley as Trudell

Gary Mathis

Gary Mathis as Enormous Man

George Wilson

George Wilson as Samuel

Fahnlohnee R. Harris

Fahnlohnee R. Harris as Clementine

Harold Evans

Harold Evans as William Taylor

J.D. Evermore

J.D. Evermore as Captain Wainwright

Sharon Jones

Sharon Jones as Lila

Kelvin Payton

Kelvin Payton as Joseph

Southey Blanton

Southey Blanton as White Labor Organizer

Michael Mattison

Michael Mattison as White Sharecropper #1

Jeff Braun

Jeff Braun as White Sharecropper #2

Milton R. Gipson

Milton R. Gipson as Prairie View Professor

Frank Ridley

Frank Ridley as Security Guard

Jeremiah Kissel

Jeremiah Kissel as Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate

Jack Radosta

Jack Radosta as White Man at Lynching

Alvin Youngblood Hart

Alvin Youngblood Hart as Juke Joint Musician #1

Dom Flemons

Dom Flemons as Juke Joint Musician #2

Justin Robinson

Justin Robinson as Juke Joint Musician #3

Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens as Juke Joint Musician #4

Ahmad Powell

Ahmad Powell as Fisk Professor

Marcus Lyle Brown

Marcus Lyle Brown as Howard Debater #1

Gary Mattis

Gary Mattis as Enormous Man

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