The Great Debaters
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The Great Debaters is an upcoming 2007 film produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions. During the Great Depression, Melvin B. Tolson (a professor at the historically black Wiley College) forms a debate team and challenges the reigning team at Harvard. It is directed by Denzel Washington who also stars in the film along with Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker, Gina Ravera, and Jurnee Smollett. The screenplay is by Suzan-Lori Parks and Robert Eisele. It will be released on December 25, 2007. |
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Type: Movie
Genres/Tags: Movie-Drama, Movie-New-Online
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A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. Inspired by the remarkable story of Wiley College's winning debate team of the early 1930s. Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South, THE GREAT DEBATERS chronicles the journey of the Wiley College debate team, coached by the brilliant and passionate professor Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington). It was Tolson's recognition that the power of knowledge is the greatest advantage of all, which brought these students from underdogs to victors in a time when more than the odds were against them.
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