The Great Debaters

7.2
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 126 min
  • Premiere: 2007. December 25.

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.

Discover

Denzel Whitaker

James Farmer Jr.

Denzel Washington

Melvin B. Tolson

Nate Parker

Henry Lowe

Jurnee Smollett

Samantha Booke

Forest Whitaker

Dr. James Farmer Sr.

Kimberly Elise

Pearl Farmer

Jermaine Williams

Hamilton Burgess

Gina Ravera

Ruth Tolson

John Heard

Sheriff Dozier

Devyn A. Tyler

Helen Farmer

Trenton McClain Boyd

Nathaniel Farmer

Jackson Walker

Pig Owner

Tim Parati

Pig Farmer

Robert X. Golphin

Dunbar Reed

Justice Leak

Harland Osbourne

Glen Powell

Harvard Debater #1

Brad Watkins

Harvard Debater #2

Brian Smiar

Harvard Dean

Voltaire Sterling

Paul Quinn Debater #1

Stephen Rider

Paul Quinn Debater #2

Gordon Danniels

Paul Quinn Debate Judge

Donny Boaz

Oklahoma City College Debater #1

Samuel Elliott Whisnant

Oklahoma City College Debater #2

Bonnie Johnson

Dr. Jennings

Gary Mathis

Enormous Man

Harold Evans

William Taylor

J.D. Evermore

Captain Wainwright

Southey Blanton

White Labor Organizer

Michael Mattison

White Sharecropper #1

Jeff Braun

White Sharecropper #2

Milton R. Gipson

Prairie View Professor

Frank Ridley

Security Guard

Jeremiah Kissel

Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate

Jack Radosta

White Man at Lynching

Alvin Youngblood Hart

Juke Joint Musician #1

Dom Flemons

Juke Joint Musician #2

Justin Robinson

Juke Joint Musician #3

Rhiannon Giddens

Juke Joint Musician #4

Ahmad Powell

Fisk Professor

Marcus Lyle Brown

Howard Debater #1

Gary Mattis

Enormous Man

Kevin Beard

Klansman at Lynching (uncredited)

Art

Patrick Cassidy

Set Decoration

John R. Jensen

Art Direction

David J. Bomba

Production Design

Helen Britten

Assistant Set Decoration

Shellie Gillespie

Art Department Coordinator

Dillon Jim Breithaupt

Art Department Assistant

Rob Simons

Assistant Art Director

Virle S. Reid

Assistant Property Master

Gary Damian Thomas

Storyboard Artist

Tommy Samona

Leadman

John Bankson

Property Master

Jerry G. Henery

Construction Coordinator

Ryan Misselhorn

Greensman

Scott Childers

Construction Foreman

Dean Allison

Construction Foreman

James Passanante

Paint Coordinator

Camera

Sean J. O'Shea

First Assistant "B" Camera

Jacob Ross

Best Boy Grip

Darryl Humber

Dolly Grip

David Lee

Still Photographer

Gary Tolbert

Aerial Director of Photography

Riko Schatke

Best Boy Grip

Xiomara Comrie

First Assistant "A" Camera

Xiomara Comrie

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Tiffani L. Stephenson

Camera Loader

Mark La Bonge

"A" Camera Operator

Pamela Rittelmeyer

"B" Camera Operator

Pamela Rittelmeyer

First Assistant "A" Camera

Mark La Bonge

Steadicam Operator

Philippe Rousselot

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Sharen Davis

Costume Design

Belinda Anderson

Key Hair Stylist

LaToya Henderson

Makeup Artist

Jodie Stern

Assistant Costume Designer

Giselle Spence

Seamstress

Valerie Gladstone-Appel

Assistant Hairstylist

Andrea Bowman

Hairstylist

Nikki I Brown

Makeup Artist

Andrea Young

Hairstylist

Diah Wymont

Assistant Costume Designer

Carl Fullerton

Makeup Department Head

Linda Lazar

Makeup Artist

Riki Lin Sabusawa

Key Costumer

Matiki Anoff

Key Makeup Artist

Kenneth Walker

Hair Department Head

Yvonne Bastidos

Set Costumer

Larry M. Cherry

Hairstylist

Janice Hudson

Hairstylist

Denise Pugh-Ruiz

Assistant Makeup Artist

Dana Kay Hart

Costume Supervisor

Mitzi Haralson

Set Costumer

Howard Berger

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Greg Nicotero

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Crew

Austin Anderson

Animal Coordinator

Robert Powell

Stunt Double

Eric Norris

Stunts

Steven Ritzi

Stunt Coordinator

Kevin Beard

Stunts

Jim Henry

Stunts

Stephen A. Pope

Stunt Coordinator

Brian McNulty

Post Production Supervisor

Cid Swank

Unit Publicist

Jeffery D. Woodrel

Special Effects Coordinator

Nannette Palmer

Set Medic

Ted Moser

Transportation Coordinator

Lois Yaroshefsky

Studio Teacher

Justin Nance

Transportation Co-Captain

Richard A. Davis

Transportation Captain

Directing

Karen Golden

Script Supervisor

Greg Hale

Second Assistant Director

Jono Oliver

First Assistant Director

Kali R. Harrison

Second Second Assistant Director

George Bott

Additional Second Assistant Director

Editing

John Breinholt

Editorial Coordinator

Geraud Brisson

Additional Editor

John Breinholt

Co-Editor

Lighting

Stephen Beasley

Rigging Gaffer

Ted Sapp

Key Rigging Grip

James Babineaux

Best Boy Electric

Production

Harvey Weinstein

Executive Producer

David Crockett

Executive Producer

Melody Fowler

Associate Producer

Molly Allen

Co-Producer

Bob Weinstein

Executive Producer

Joe Roth

Producer

Valeria Scoon

Associate Producer

Kate Forte

Producer

Todd Black

Producer

Oprah Winfrey

Producer

Patrick Tendai Pfupajena

Production Assistant

Jeff Valeri

Production Coordinator

Frederick Shear

Assistant Accountant

Christopher Gray

Extras Casting

Ian Crockett

Post Production Coordinator

Angela Demo

Casting Associate

David Hickey

Payroll Accountant

Nicki Johnson

Assistant Production Coordinator

Alison Cannon

Production Accountant

Christian Juneau

Extras Casting Assistant

Kei Rowan-Young

Location Manager

Natalia Anderson

Production Secretary

Christina DeCharles

Assistant Location Manager

David Crockett

Unit Production Manager

Valerie Bleth Sharp

Production Supervisor

Anne Scott

First Assistant Accountant

Jamie Horwitz

Assistant Accountant

Natalie Ballesteros

Casting Assistant

Alex Borys

Assistant Location Manager

Sound

Tateum Kohut

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

G. Marq Roswell

Music Supervisor

Greg Orloff

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary A. Theard

Boom Operator

Rick Kline

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Willie D. Burton

Sound Mixer

Kim Drummond

ADR Supervisor

Howard London

ADR Mixer

John Marquis

Sound Effects Editor

Dorian Cheah

Sound Designer

Kami Asgar

Supervising Sound Editor

Todd Kasow

Music Editor

Jonathan Klein

Foley Supervisor

Barbara McDermott

Music Editor

Tim Tuchrello

Sound Effects Editor

Amy Kane

Foley Artist

Fred Peck III

Sound Recordist

Elizabeth Rainey

Foley Artist

Eryne Prine

Assistant Sound Editor

Brian Smith

ADR Mixer

Erin Oakley

ADR Editor

Jon Wakeham

Sound Effects Editor

Herwig Maurer

Sound Effects Editor

Anita Cannella

Foley Artist

Carmine Rubino

Foley Mixer

Jacob Riehle

First Assistant Sound Editor

Scott G.G. Haller

Dialogue Editor

Michael Dressel

Foley Editor

Sean McCormack

Supervising Sound Editor

Peter Golub

Original Music Composer

James Newton Howard

Original Music Composer

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