The Great Debaters

2007    2h 6m    PG-13
Drama, Biography, Romance
7.580%86%72%
Add to Watchlist
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.
Directed By
Denzel Washington
Written By
Robert Eisele
Studio
Marshall Production, The Weinstein Company, Harpo Films

Watch on these services

Amazon Video
Rent $4.29Buy $12.99
AMC on Demand
Buy $12.99
Apple TV
Rent $3.99Buy $12.99
Cast of The Great Debaters
  • Denzel WhitakerJames Farmer Jr.
  • Denzel WashingtonMelvin B. Tolson
  • Nate ParkerHenry Lowe
  • Jurnee SmollettSamantha Booke
  • Forest WhitakerDr. James Farmer Sr.
  • Kimberly ElisePearl Farmer
  • Jermaine WilliamsHamilton Burgess
  • Gina RaveraRuth Tolson
  • John HeardSheriff Dozier
  • Devyn A. TylerHelen Farmer
  • Trenton McClain BoydNathaniel Farmer
  • Ritchie MontgomeryDeputy
  • Jackson WalkerPig Owner
  • Tim ParatiPig Farmer
  • Robert X. GolphinDunbar Reed
  • Justice LeakHarland Osbourne
  • Glen PowellHarvard Debater #1
  • Brad WatkinsHarvard Debater #2
  • Brian SmiarHarvard Dean
  • Damien LeakeWilson
  • Voltaire SterlingPaul Quinn Debater #1
  • Stephen RiderPaul Quinn Debater #2
  • Gordon DannielsPaul Quinn Debate Judge
  • Donny BoazOklahoma City College Debater #1
  • Samuel Elliott WhisnantOklahoma City College Debater #2
  • Bonnie JohnsonDr. Jennings
  • Charissa AllenBenita
  • Michael BeasleyTrudell
  • Gary MathisEnormous Man
  • George WilsonSamuel
  • Fahnlohnee R. HarrisClementine
  • Harold EvansWilliam Taylor
  • J.D. EvermoreCaptain Wainwright
  • Sharon JonesLila
  • Kelvin PaytonJoseph
  • Southey BlantonWhite Labor Organizer
  • Michael MattisonWhite Sharecropper #1
  • Jeff BraunWhite Sharecropper #2
  • Milton R. GipsonPrairie View Professor
  • Frank RidleySecurity Guard
  • Jeremiah KisselRadio Announcer at Harvard Debate
  • Jack RadostaWhite Man at Lynching
  • Alvin Youngblood HartJuke Joint Musician #1
  • Dom FlemonsJuke Joint Musician #2
  • Justin RobinsonJuke Joint Musician #3
  • Rhiannon GiddensJuke Joint Musician #4
  • Ahmad PowellFisk Professor
  • Marcus Lyle BrownHoward Debater #1
  • Gary MattisEnormous Man
The Great Debaters Reviews
Watch The Great Debaters Videos
  • The Great Debaters
  • The Great Debaters: Tolson's Message (Exclusive)

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices