What could have been a load of schlock is actually a very good film
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- Release Date:December 25th, 2007
- Starring: 20 more cast & crew »
- Meter: 87% 78%
- Director:Denzel Washington
- Writer:Robert Eisele, Jeffrey Porro, Tony Scherman
- Studio:The Weinstein Company
- Genre:Drama
- Official Site:thegreatdebatersmovie.com
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- Runtime:2 hours 06 minutes
- Box Office:$30,226,144
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Washington stars and also directs the 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.
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and inspired by a true story, The Great Debaters chronicles the journey of a brilliant but volatile coach (Denzel Washington) who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small, modest black college in East Texas into an elite debate team while challenging the social mores of the time, culminating with a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard's championship team. More »
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and inspired by a true story, The Great Debaters chronicles the journey of a brilliant but volatile coach (Denzel Washington) who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small, modest black college in East Texas into an elite debate team while challenging the social mores of the time, culminating with a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard's championship team. More »
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Iwilliamzon
I watched the full movie here: tiny.cc/vwpej
(for those who wanna watch it online)
Anyway, regarding the movie, it is pretty awesome, great cinematography, but I hope they do realize that the plot should have been better and had a better ending... but overall, its pretty good movie!
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3 months agoby @iwilliamzonFlag
DoubleR0522
ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF 2007 !!!
3 years agoby @doubler0522Flag