--- title: 'The Great Debaters (2007)' type: 'film' director: 'Denzel Washington' released: '2007-01-01' runtime_minutes: 123 genres: - 'Drama' - 'History' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-debaters-2007' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427309/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Great Debaters (2007) 2007 · 123 min · Drama, History · United States ## Synopsis The Great Debaters is a 2007 American historical drama film directed by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by Robert Eisele and based on a 1997 article for American Legacy by Tony Scherman. The film follows the trials and tribulations of the Wiley College debate team in 1935 Texas. It stars Washington, Forest Whitaker, Denzel Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker, Gina Ravera, Jermaine Williams, and Jurnee Smollett. The Great Debaters was released in theaters on December 25, 2007 to positive critical reception. ## Credits - **Director:** [Denzel Washington](https://cinepixo.com/people/denzel-washington) - **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard) - **Producer:** [Oprah Winfrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/oprah-winfrey), [Harvey Weinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-weinstein), [Bob Weinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-weinstein), [Joe Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-roth) - **Director of Photography:** [Philippe Rousselot](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-rousselot) - **Editor:** [Hughes Winborne](https://cinepixo.com/people/hughes-winborne) ## Cast - [Nate Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nate-parker) - [Forest Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/forest-whitaker) - [Denzel Washington](https://cinepixo.com/people/denzel-washington) - [Denzel Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/denzel-whitaker) - [Kimberly Elise](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimberly-elise) - [Gina Ravera](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-ravera) - [John Heard](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-heard) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Official site: http://www.thegreatdebatersmovie.com/ Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-debaters-2007 Film facts: Wikidata (Q1768470); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.