The Great Debaters (2007)

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2007 · PG-13 · 2h 6m

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Other grades: 75.0 (2 viewers)
20072h 6mPG-13
Countries:United States
Languages:EN
Keywords: 1930s20th centuryAcademia dramaAfrican americanAfrican american protagonistArrestAttorneyBailBandBarShow moreBarber shopBarnBased on magazine articleBased on real personBased on true storyBearing witnessBeatingBiblical referenceBigotryBiographyBlack americanBlacklistBoatBookBrother brother relationshipBrother sister relationshipBurned on a crossBurning crossBusCambridge massachusettsCandlelightCarChaseCheckChurchCigarette smokingCivil disobedienceCivil rightsClassClassroomCoachCollegeCollege studentCommunistCompetitionCongress of racial equalityCrucifixionDanceDancerDancingDead hogDebateDebate coachDebate teamDemonstrationDocudrama dramaDodge motor vehicleDogDrinkDrinkingEducationEqualityF wordFamily relationshipsFather son relationshipFightFilm cameraFireFireside chatFlashlightFlaskFlatulenceFollowing someoneForensicsGunHangedHarlem manhattan new york cityHarvard universityHoboHogHog hit by a carHome movieHorseHotelHusband wife relationshipInspired by magazine articleIntoleranceJailJim crowJourneyJuke jointKissKkkKnifeKnife fightKu klux klanLabor organizerLabor unionLakeLawyerLetterLinguisticsLogicLoveLove triangleLoving cupLynch mobLynchingMailManhattan new york cityMapMarching bandMarshall texasMinisterMobMontageMother son relationshipN wordNew york cityNewspaperOklahomaPeriod dramaPhdPipe smokingPlymouth motor vehiclePoetPoetryPoliticsPrayerPreacherPrejudiceProfessorProtestPublic speakingRace relationsRacial equalityRacial segregationRacismRadicalRadioRadio broadcastRaidRailway stationReference to franklin d rooseveltReference to franklin d. rooseveltReference to gandhiReference to henry david thoreauReference to jesus christReference to langston hughesReference to mahatma gandhiReference to thoreauRevolutionRhetoricRifleRoad accidentRowboatSecret meetingSermonSexSex sceneShackShantytownSharecropperSheriffSingerSingingSlaveSocratic dialogueSongSpeech classSpeech trainingStraight edge razorStudentSuitcaseSwampSwitchbladeTeaTeacherTeacher student relationshipTeam captainTeenage boyTeenage girlTelephone callTexasTexas rangerThree word titleTrainTrophyTruckTuxedoTypewriterU.s. carUnderwearUnion organizerUnited states of americaViolenceWiley collegeWiley college texasWitnessWnbc
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.
Harpo Films
Harpo Films
Marshall Production
Marshall Production
The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company
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