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The Great Debaters

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.

Cast

Denzel Whitaker

Played James Farmer Jr.
Denzel Washington

Played Melvin B. Tolson
Nate Parker

Played Henry Lowe
Jurnee Smollett

Played Samantha Booke
Forest Whitaker

Played Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Kimberly Elise

Played Pearl Farmer
Jermaine Williams

Played Hamilton Burgess
Gina Ravera

Played Ruth Tolson
John Heard

Played Sheriff Dozier
Devyn A. Tyler

Played Helen Farmer
Trenton McClain Boyd

Played Nathaniel Farmer
Ritchie Montgomery

Played Deputy
Jackson Walker

Played Pig Owner
Tim Parati

Played Pig Farmer
Robert X. Golphin

Played Dunbar Reed
Justice Leak

Played Harland Osbourne
Glen Powell

Played Harvard Debater #1
Brad Watkins

Played Harvard Debater #2
Brian Smiar

Played Harvard Dean
Damien Leake

Played Wilson
Voltaire Sterling

Played Paul Quinn Debater #…
Stephen Rider

Played Paul Quinn Debater #…
Gordon Danniels

Played Paul Quinn Debate Ju…
Donny Boaz

Played Oklahoma City Colleg…
Samuel Elliott Whisn…

Played Oklahoma City Colleg…
Bonnie Johnson

Played Dr. Jennings
Charissa Allen

Played Benita
Michael Beasley

Played Trudell
Gary Mathis

Played Enormous Man
George Wilson

Played Samuel
Fahnlohnee R. Harris

Played Clementine
Harold Evans

Played William Taylor
J.D. Evermore

Played Captain Wainwright
Sharon Jones

Played Lila
Kelvin Payton

Played Joseph
Southey Blanton

Played White Labor Organize…
Michael Mattison

Played White Sharecropper #…
Jeff Braun

Played White Sharecropper #…
Milton R. Gipson

Played Prairie View Profess…
Frank Ridley

Played Security Guard
Jeremiah Kissel

Played Radio Announcer at H…
Jack Radosta

Played White Man at Lynchin…
Alvin Youngblood Har…

Played Juke Joint Musician …
Dom Flemons

Played Juke Joint Musician …
Justin Robinson

Played Juke Joint Musician …
Rhiannon Giddens

Played Juke Joint Musician …
Ahmad Powell

Played Fisk Professor
Marcus Lyle Brown

Played Howard Debater #1
Gary Mattis

Played Enormous Man
Kevin Beard

Played Klansman at Lynching…

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