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The Great Debaters
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According to his great effort throughout his professional life as a professor at Whiley college in Texas, Melvin B. Tolson, has gained fame, as he is always trying to improve education, change students mind and thought, and make their awareness, so he sets up the first debate team in 1935.
According to his great effort throughout his professional life as a professor at Whiley college in Texas, Melvin B. Tolson, has gained fame, as he is always trying to improve education, change students mind and thought, and make their awareness, so he sets up the first debate team in 1935.
Actors:
Southey Blanton,
Trenton McClain Boyd,
Jeff Braun,
Brad Watkins,
Nate Parker,
Voltaire Sterling,
Justice Leak,
Jamai Fisher,
Gary Mattis,
Hevin Hampton,
Michael Stanton,
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Southey Blanton
Trenton McClain Boyd
Jeff Braun
Brad Watkins
Nate Parker
18 November 1979, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Voltaire Sterling
11 December 1979, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Justice Leak
1 September 1979, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Jamai Fisher
Gary Mattis
Hevin Hampton
Michael Stanton
Director:
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
28 December 1954, Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Country:
United States
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March 17, 2008
Enough fictional liberties were taken with The Great Debaters to make it fit neatly on the inspirational genre shelf, but it's grounded in enough reality to excuse Eisle's we-shall-overcome contrivances
January 03, 2008
The Great Debaters succeeds in bringing a lump to the throat without, as is de rigueur these days, insulting our intelligence.
September 08, 2008
Washington directed as well as starred, and it is clear he has no trouble wearing both hats at once
April 10, 2008
The acting is great and care is taken to develop these characters into people we can root for.
Sin Magazine
August 22, 2008
This is a wonderfully acted and directed movie, that has something important to say
January 29, 2008
Despite its transparent manipulations, the film is more decent than it deserves to be, particularly when the kids step up to the podium and get passionate
December 28, 2007
The film may be manipulative in its construction, and cliché-ridden in some of the incidents it recounts, but it has a good, large heart.
May 02, 2008
There's a real organic sense in the film of how young minds can be nurtured and energized way beyond sex, sports and slacker attitude, into caring and evolving kid works-in-progress. And how debating can be pretty cool too, who knew?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 28, 2007
The Great Debaters is well-acted, deeply felt and delivers a positive message about the importance of education.
June 01, 2008
I was having mediocre day and I walked out of the movie totally pumped up and ready for the rest of the day, even though it was 10pm at night.
December 28, 2007
...The Great Debaters soars with words and feeling.