The schools english professor, melvin tolson denzel washington, is a taskmaster who demands the highest standards from his debate team, and theyre rewarded with a national championship. Denzel spends most of the movie immobile and in bed. The movie, which is based on a true story but does not trumpet that fact in an opening caption, takes place on the campus of wiley college during 1935. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. It is based on an article written about the wiley c. The great debaters 2007 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Also stream the great debaters 2007 on your mobile, tablets and ipads plot. Academy awardwinning actor denzel washingtons newest movie, the great debaters, opened in theaters yesterday. The great debaters is a wellmade movie, and denzel washington wows audiences with his usual superb performance. There are also a couple of fight scenes, a confrontation between rural white bullies and an africanamerican. Inspired by a true story, the great debaters chronicles the journey of professor melvin tolson denzel washington, a brilliant but volatile debate team coach who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog. In an entertaining way, with some preaching, this movie shows four africanamerican debaters succeeding in the face of adversity, growing stronger with success and defeat. With denzel washington, forest whitaker, kimberly elise, nate parker.
Denzel washington plays a prominent role in this film. Yet, the film was basically not political in theme. In 1935, he inspired students to form the schools first debate team, which went on to challenge harvard in the national championship. The great debaters is een amerikaanse film uit 2007 geregisseerd, geproduceerd en gespeeld door denzel washington. It was tolsons recognition that the power of knowledge is the greatest advantage of. From twotime academy award winner denzel washington and an ensemble cast lead by washington that includes academy award winner forest whitaker, comes the great debaters. Denzel washington actor, director, forest whitaker actor format. Its members include a sweet, pretty girl, a ladies man, and a 14year old whizkid. My grandson is continuing his debatespeech activities and, like the debaters in the movie, he puts on his dark blue suit and necktie his very first suit and tie and does his thing. Forest whitaker left and denzel washington star in the great debaters.
Denzel washington, forest whitaker, damien leake, gregory nicotero, brian smiar, denzel washington, forest whitaker, ritchie. Directed and starring denzel washington, it is set in 1935 and at first sight, you would not think a film about a college debating team could provide so much drama, tension and suspense, but it does. It deals with a small black college in texas,wiley,that had a poet plus a political agitator played by denzel. Aresa, bmg rights management us, llc, and 2 music rights. Forest whitaker, john heard, denzel washington, nate parker, jurnee smollett, denzel whitaker, jermaine williams, gina ravera, kimberly elise, devyn a. He is known for his work on the great debaters 2007, black panther 2018 and training day 2001. The great debaters 411 movie clip whos your opponent. The great debaters chronicles the journey of professor melvin tolson denzel washington, a brilliant but volatile debate team coach who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small african american college in the deep south into a historically elite debate team. The magnificent seven 2016 the equalizer 2014 robert bobby trench. But the great debaters is not just a runofthemill film. How many sports movies, or movies about underdogs competing in any way, have you seen that end in.
Throughout the great debaters, the line of division between black people and white people is drawn and depicted through the education of the wiley college students. American rhetoric movie speech from the great debaters. This is a quality movie, with a top quality cast, all of whom give incredible performances. Neither of those faults plagues the great debaters, denzel washingtons chronicle of the rise of a debating team from a small black texas college during the. Tolson denzel washington, a professor at wiley college, texas. Drawing inspiration from the true story of a temperamental debate coach who molded the students of a small east texas college into a formidable team that. The great debaters 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The second film directed by denzel washington, the great debaters may not aspire to be more than inspirational pop entertainment in the oprah winfrey mode ms. Thats what the sports movie is about, but the movie is about so much more, and in ways that do not follow formulas. Think of glory road, the movie about texas westerns upset of mighty kentucky for the ncaa basketball championship in 1966, and you have the template. Tolson denzel washington teaches at the predominately black wiley college in 1935 texas. Tyler, denzel washington, the great debaters 2007 the challenge, the great debaters 2007, the challenge, denzel washington, forest whitaker, john heard, denzel washington, nate parker, the great debaters.
The great debaters is a 2007 american biographical drama film directed by and starring denzel washington. Inspired by the remarkable story of wiley colleges winning debate team of the early 1930s. The movie deserves a 5star rating and is very appropriate for all young debaters. Released december 25th, 2007, the great debaters stars denzel washington, forest whitaker, nate parker, jurnee smollettbell the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 7 min, and received a. See more ideas about the great debaters, denzel washington and jim crow. The great debaters is a 2007 american biopic period drama film directed by and starring denzel washington and produced by oprah winfrey and her. Even so, there are a few troubling things about the great debaters that go beyond its predictability. A quote can be a single line from one character or a memorable dialog between several characters. Download all yts the great debaters movies torrents for free in 720p, 1080p, 4k and 3d quality. Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best. Mel tolson denzel washington is a social activist and english professor who forms a debate team. The second film directed by denzel washington, the great debaters may not aspire to be more than inspirational pop entertainment in the. Henrietta wells was one of the original debaters from the early 30s. Aceshowbiz %cdenzel washington%s based on true story film, the great debaters has been harshly criticized for its blunders.
Ive been close to bette davis for thirtyeight years and i have the cigarette burns to prove it. The great debaters dvd, 2008, widescreen for sale online. One of hollywoods sexiest and most magnetic leading men, denzel washingtons poise and radiantly sane intelligence permeate whatever film he is in, be it a. Im sure he is a great debater and i am very proud of him. The great debaters 2007 denzel washington as melvin b.
The great debaters marred by inaccuracies, imbalance. The great debaters 2007 2007 download movie for mobile in best quality 3gp and mp4 format. Talks of the blunders surfaced after the college students the film. Full text and audio and video of the great debaters melvin b. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Parents need to know that the great debaters is an inspirational factbased drama that includes unvarnished discussions and representations of 1930s racism, including a brutal lynching scene the victims body is shown burned and hung. This movie goes to show that great actors can also be great directors. From twotime academy award winner denzel washington and an. Now, at 96 years old, henrietta is the inspiration for jurnee smolletts character, samantha. The film is directed by denzel washington and stars washington, forest whitaker, jurnee smollett, nate parker, denzel whitaker, and. In the movie, the wiley team eventually succeeds to the point where they are able to debate harvard university. In this image released by the weinstein company, actor denzel washington is shown in a scene from the great debaters. Smallest size with best quality and fast downloads at.
The great debaters is a 2007 american biographical drama film directed by and starring denzel. Award winner forest whitaker, comes the great debaters. The great debaters 2007 poet and professor melvin b. It is based on an article written about the wiley college debate team by tony scherman for. Set against the backdrop of the jim crow south, the great debaters chronicles the journey of the wiley college debate teamcoached by the brilliant and passionate professor melvin b.
The great debaters is about an underdog debate team that wins a. Met denzel washington, forest whitaker en nate parker. Denzel whitaker was born on june 15, 1990 in torrance, california, usa as denzel dominique whitaker. The great debaters is a moviegoing treat, with young people exemplifying truth, respect, pride and dignity. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the great debaters near you. The script is outstanding with amazing quotes all around it. The great debaters is about an underdog debate team that wins a national championship, and some critics have complained that it follows the formula of all sports movies by leading up, through great adversity, to a victory at the end. From this, issues of predominantly black and white thought, sexism and racism arise and are critiqued heavily throughout the film. The great debaters 711 movie clip the time for justice 2007 hd duration. Denzel delivers both in front of and behind the camera with the great debaters. Because he is a mere dissenting voice of the truth i speak. It is based on an article written about the wiley college debate team by. The great debaters is a 2007 american biopic period drama film directed by and starring denzel washington and produced by oprah winfrey and her production company, harpo productions. The great debaters is one of the great movies of 2007.