The Great Debaters

Drama

True story of professor Melvin B. Tolson who formed a debate team at a small, African American college in the 1930s. The team went on to beat Harvard in the national debate championships. Rated PG-13 for depiction of strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, and for language and brief sexuality.

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Cast: Forest Whitaker, Denzel Washington, Kimberly Elise, Gina Ravera, Jurnee Smollett

Produced by: Oprah Winfrey, Todd Black, Denzel Washington, Kate Forte, Joe Roth

Directed by: Denzel Washington

Written by: Suzan-Lori Parks, Robert Eisele

Running time: 2hr 3min

Opens: Dec 25, 2007 Nationwide