The Great Debaters (2007) - Credits and Details

The Great Debaters Credits and Details

Directed by
	Denzel Washington
Written by
	Robert Eisele	...	screenplay / story
	Jeffrey Porro	...	story
	Tony Scherman	...	inspired by the American Legacy article
Cast
	Denzel Washington	...	Melvin B. Tolson
	Nate Parker	...	Henry Lowe
	Jurnee Smollett	...	Samantha Booke
	Denzel Whitaker	...	James Farmer Jr.
	Jermaine Williams	...	Hamilton Burgess
	Forest Whitaker	...	Dr. James Farmer Sr.
	Gina Ravera	...	Ruth Tolson
	John Heard	...	Sheriff Dozier
	Kimberly Elise	...	Pearl Farmer
	Devyn A. Tyler	...	Helen Farmer (as Devyn Tyler)
	Trenton McClain Boyd	...	Nathaniel Farmer
	Ritchie Montgomery	...	Deputy
	Jackson Walker	...	Pig Owner
	Tim Parati	...	Pig Farmer
	Robert X. Golphin	...	Dunbar Reed
	Justice Leak	...	Harland Osbourne
	Glen Powell	...	Harvard Debater #1 (as Glen Powell Jr.)
	Brad Watkins	...	Harvard Debater #2
	Brian Smiar	...	Harvard Dean
	Damien Leake	...	Wilson
	Voltaire Sterling	...	Paul Quinn Debater #1 (as Voltaire Rico Sterling)
	Stephen Rider	...	Paul Quinn Debater #2
	Gordon Danniels	...	Paul Quinn Debate Judge
	Donny Boaz	...	Oklahoma City College Debater #1
	Samuel Elliott Whisnant	...	Oklahoma City College Debater #2 (as Sam Whisnant)
	Bonnie Johnson	...	Dr. Jennings
	Charissa Allen	...	Benita
	Michael Beasley	...	Trudell
	Gary Mattis	...	Enormous Man (as Gary Mathis)
	George Wilson	...	Samuel
	Fahnlohnee R. Harris	...	Clementine (as Fahnlohnee Harris)
	Harold Evans	...	William Taylor (as Harold X. Evans)
	JD Evermore	...	Captain Wainwright (as J.D. Evermore)
	Sharon Jones	...	Lila
	Kelvin Payton	...	Joseph
	Southey Blanton	...	White Labor Organizer
	Michael Mattison	...	White Sharecropper #1
	Jeff Braun	...	White Sharecropper #2
	Milton R. Gipson	...	Prairie View Professor
	Frank Ridley	...	Security Guard
	Jeremiah Kissel	...	Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate
	Jack Radosta	...	White Man at Lynching
	Marcus Lyle Brown	...	Howard Debater #1
	Alvin Youngblood Hart	...	Juke Joint Musician #1 (as Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart)
	Dom Flemons	...	Juke Joint Musician #2 (as Dominique Flemons)
	Justin Robinson	...	Juke Joint Musician #3
	Rhiannon Giddens	...	Juke Joint Musician #4
	Ahmad Powell	...	Fisk Professor
Uncredited Cast
	Michael C. 'Mike' Allen	...	Deputy Texas Ranger
	Razmig Arabian	...	Harvard Student
	Kevin Beard	...	Klansman at Lynching
	Ellen Becker-Gray	...	Faculty at Harvard Debate
	Chad Boldini	...	Harvard Debate Attendee
	Matthew N. Bourgeois	...	Harvard Scholar
	Crystal Brown-Tatum	...	Female Teacher / Dance Chaperone
	Gio Castellano	...	Harvard Debate Attendee
	Thomas Cataloni	...	Sailor
	Ashley Cerrone	...	Harvard Student
	Michael DeMello	...	Debate Observer
	Roger Dillingham Jr.	...	Upscale Traveler
	Sal DiMino	...	Reporter
	Tommy Jay Dwyer	...	Harvard Student
	Curtis Eames	...	Reporter
	Chaz Echols	...	Wiley College Student
	Brian D. Evans	...	Harvard Student
	Ben Fisher	...	Harvard Student
	Jaishon Fisher	...	Newspaper Boy
	Jamai Fisher	...	Kid at Train Station
	Steve Flynn	...	Harvard Dean
	Hugh Guiney	...	Harvard Student
	Hevin Hampton	...	Bar Patron
	Joel B. Hayden	...	Harvard Professor
	Patrick Mel Hayes	...	Harvard Alumni
	Benjamin Healy	...	Harvard Student
	Zan Jabara	...	Harvard Student
	Chris Kosiavelon	...	Harvard Student
	Kenneth Lecompte	...	Share Cropper and Grocer
	Jimmy Lee Jr.	...	Lyncher
	Aqua Lee	...	Juke Joint Couple
	Christopher J. Long	...	Harvard Student
	Michael M Luzzi	...	Reporter
	Robert Masiello	...	Harvard Alumni
	Josh McBride	...	Harvard Student
	Paul McGillicuddy	...	Harvard Debate Attendee
	Alex Milne	...	Shoe Shine Boy
	Tarek Moussa	...	Harvard Student
	Jason Mulcahy	...	Harvard Student
	Ed O'Keefe	...	Harvard Scholar
	Nefertara Ozella	...	Extra
	Giovanni Pantaleo	...	Havard Student
	Cory Patt	...	Wiley Student
	James Paul	...	Riot Starter
	Jeannie Perrin	...	Lynching Participant
	Todd Poudrier	...	Radio Tech
	Cyndy Powell	...	Harvard debate audience
	Breon Pugh	...	Wiley Debater
	Alan Resnic	...	Harvard Scholar
	Robert M. Saunders	...	Harvard Student
	Cory Reed Smith	...	Harvard Debate Attendee
	Scott Sousa	...	Harvard Student
	Michael Stanton	...	Harvard Professor
	Heath Stewart	...	Reserve Harvard Debater
	Bill Stinchcomb	...	Lynch Mob
	Charles Sutherland	...	Man at Train Station
	Ian Wallace	...	Harvard Student
	Mario Wanza	...	Wiley Student
	Donald Warnock	...	The Chief Harvard Judge
	Mike Wendt	...	Havard Student
	Russell Woron-Simons	...	Harvard Debate Attendee
	Adam Zalt	...	Harvard Student / Navy Sailor
Produced by
	Molly Allen	...	co-producer
	Todd Black	...	producer
	David Crockett	...	executive producer
	Kate Forte	...	producer
	Melody Fowler	...	associate producer: Harpo Films
	Joe Roth	...	producer
	Valerie Scoon	...	associate producer: Harpo Films
	Bob Weinstein	...	executive producer
	Harvey Weinstein	...	executive producer
	Oprah Winfrey	...	producer
Original Music by
	Peter Golub
	James Newton Howard
Special Effects by
	Chris Cera	...	special effects moldmaker
	Jeff Edwards	...	special effects artist
	Joe Giles	...	special effects moldmaker
	Brian Goehring	...	special effects moldmaker
	Steve Hartman	...	special effects artist
	Grady Holder	...	special effects moldmaker
	Carey Jones	...	special effects artist
	James Leonard	...	special effects moldmaker
	Jack Lynch	...	special effects supervisor
	Tony Matijevich	...	special effects artist
	Christina Prestia	...	special effects artist
	Caleb Schneider	...	special effects artist
	Andy Schoneberg	...	special effects sculptor
	Shannon Shea	...	special effects shop foreman
	Lino Stavole	...	special effects moldmaker
	A.J. Venuto	...	special effects moldmaker
	David Wogh	...	special effects mechanic
	Jeffery D. Woodrel	...	special effects coordinator
	Javier Zepeda	...	special effects sculptor
	Bob Trevino	...	special effects technician
Visual Effects by
	Ryan Laney	...	visual effects
	Brian McNulty	...	visual effects producer
	Thomas Mathai	...	data manager
Stunts
	Austin Anderson	...	horse trainer
	TD Antwine	...	stunts
	Kevin Beard	...	stunts
	Bobby Beckles	...	stunts
	Gregg Brazzel	...	stunts
	Lex D. Geddings	...	stunts
	Thirl Haston	...	stunts
	Jim Henry	...	stunts
	Jack Little	...	stunts
	Eric Norris	...	stunts
	Stephen A. Pope	...	stunt coordinator
	Robert Powell	...	stunt double: Tolson
	Steven Ritzi	...	stunt coordinator
	Russell Towery	...	stunts
	Guss Williams	...	stunts
	Joe Nin Williams	...	stunts
Thanks
	Thomas Freeman	...	thanks
	Clarice P. Lowe	...	thanks
	J. Marie McCleary	...	thanks
	Melvin B. Tolson Jr.	...	thanks
	Henrietta Wells	...	thanks

Additional Info
Premiere:	December 11, 2007
Theatrical Release:	December 25, 2007
DVD Release:	May 13, 2008
Country:
Distributor:	The Weinstein Company
Websites:

Ratings
6.2 / 10	7.5 / 10	65 / 100

Production Companies
Harpo Films
Marshall Production
Roth Films
The Weinstein Company

Distributors
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
The Weinstein Company (2007) (United States)

Filming Locations
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Louisiana, USA
Mansfield Studios, Mansfield, Louisiana, USA (soundstage)
Mansfield, Louisiana, USA
Marshall, Texas, USA
Massachusetts, USA
Palestine, Texas, USA (Texas State railroad)
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Texas, USA
USA
Wiley College - 711 Wiley Avenue, Marshall, Texas, USA

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