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The Great Debaters
December 25, 2007

7.3

The Great Debaters

126 min
Amazon Prime Video
NO DK

Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Melvin B. Tolson

52 71
Denzel Whitaker

Denzel Whitaker

James Farmer Jr.

17 35
Nate Parker

Nate Parker

Henry Lowe

28 46
Jurnee Smollett

Jurnee Smollett

Samantha Booke

21 39
Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Dr. James Farmer Sr.

46 64
Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise

Pearl Farmer

40 58
Jermaine Williams

Jermaine Williams

Hamilton Burgess

24 43
Gina Ravera

Gina Ravera

Ruth Tolson

41 59
John Heard

John Heard

Sheriff Dozier

61 71†
Devyn A. Tyler

Devyn A. Tyler

Helen Farmer

16 34

Trenton McClain Boyd

Nathaniel Farmer
Ritchie Montgomery

Ritchie Montgomery

Deputy

53 71
Jackson Walker

Jackson Walker

Pig Owner
Tim Parati

Tim Parati

Pig Farmer
Robert X. Golphin

Robert X. Golphin

Dunbar Reed

25 43
Justice Leak

Justice Leak

Harland Osbourne

28 46
Glen Powell

Glen Powell

Harvard Debater #1

19 37

Brad Watkins

Harvard Debater #2
Brian Smiar

Brian Smiar

Harvard Dean

70 88
Damien Leake

Damien Leake

Wilson

55 73

Voltaire Sterling

Paul Quinn Debater #1

28 46
Stephen Rider

Stephen Rider

Paul Quinn Debater #2
Gordon Danniels

Gordon Danniels

Paul Quinn Debate Judge
Donny Boaz

Donny Boaz

Oklahoma City College Debater #1

27 45

Samuel Elliott Whisnant

Oklahoma City College Debater #2
Bonnie Johnson

Bonnie Johnson

Dr. Jennings

66 84
Charissa Allen

Charissa Allen

Benita
Michael Beasley

Michael Beasley

Trudell

39 57

Gary Mathis

Enormous Man
George Wilson

George Wilson

Samuel
Fahnlohnee R. Harris

Fahnlohnee R. Harris

Clementine
Harold Evans

Harold Evans

William Taylor
J.D. Evermore

J.D. Evermore

Captain Wainwright

39 57
Sharon Jones

Sharon Jones

Lila

51 60†

Kelvin Payton

Joseph

Southey Blanton

White Labor Organizer

Michael Mattison

White Sharecropper #1

Jeff Braun

White Sharecropper #2

Milton R. Gipson

Prairie View Professor
Frank Ridley

Frank Ridley

Security Guard

Jeremiah Kissel

Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate
Jack Radosta

Jack Radosta

White Man at Lynching

Alvin Youngblood Hart

Juke Joint Musician #1

44 62
Dom Flemons

Dom Flemons

Juke Joint Musician #2

Justin Robinson

Juke Joint Musician #3
Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens

Juke Joint Musician #4

30 48

Ahmad Powell

Fisk Professor
Marcus Lyle Brown

Marcus Lyle Brown

Howard Debater #1

36 55

Gary Mattis

Enormous Man
Kevin Beard

Kevin Beard

Klansman at Lynching (uncredited)

37 55