The Great Debaters (2007)

Name: The Great Debaters
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007
Duration: 2 h 6 min
Cast: Denzel Whitaker, Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Forest Whitaker

Hollywood movie · Drama · 126 min · TMDB 7.3/10

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.

Cast: Denzel Whitaker (James Farmer Jr.), Denzel Washington (Melvin B. Tolson), Nate Parker (Henry Lowe), Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Samantha Booke), Forest Whitaker (Dr. James Farmer Sr.), Kimberly Elise (Pearl Farmer).

Directed by Denzel Washington.

Streaming in India on Lionsgate Play.