The Great Debaters (2007)

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Synopsis
Drawing inspiration from the true story of a temperamental debate coach who molded the students of a small East Texas college into a formidable team that gave Harvard's squad a run for their money in the 1930s, Denzel Washington's The Great Debaters features the director himself as the ambitious educator, and Forest Whitaker as the resentful father of a student whose loyalties now lie almost exclusively with his coach. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Michael Deak	Puppeteer
John Heard	Sheriff Dozier
Damien Leake	Wilson
Gregory Nicotero	Puppeteer
Brian Smiar	Harvard Dean
Denzel Washington	Melvin B. Tolson
Forest Whitaker	James Farmer Sr.
Ritchie Montgomery	Deputy
Jack Radosta	White Man at Lynching
Gina Ravera	Ruth Tolson
Kimberly Elise
Kimberly Elise	Pearl Farmer
Tim Parati	Pig Farmer
Jurnee Smollett	Samantha Booke
Gino Crognale	Puppeteer
Bonnie Johnson	Dr. Jennings
Michael Mattison	White Sharecropper #1
Steve Rider	Paul Quinn Debater #2
J.D. Evermore	Captain Wainwright
Fahnlohnee R. Harris	Clementine
Alvin Youngblood Hart	Juke Joint Musician #1
Marcus Brown	Howard Debater #1
Glen Powell Jr.	Harvard Debater #1
Jeremiah Kissel	Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate
Jermaine Williams	Hamilton Burgess
Justice Leak	Harland Osbourne
Alex Diaz	Puppeteer
Nate Parker
Nate Parker	Henry Lowe
Frank Ridley	Security Guard
Harold Evans	William Taylor
Gordon Daniels	Paul Quinn Debate Judge
Denzel Whitaker	James Farmer Jr.
Devyn Tyler	Helen Farmer
Trenton McClain Boyd	Nathanial Farmer
Jackson Walker	Pig Owner
Robert X. Golphin	Dunbar Reed
Brad Watkins	Harvard Debater #2
Voltaire Rico Sterling	Paul Quinn Debater #1
Donny Boaz	Oklahoma City College Debater #1
Sam Whisnant	Oklahoma City College Debater #2
Charissa Allen	Benita
Michael Beasley	Trudell
Gary Mathis	Enormous Man
George Wilson	Samuel
Sharon Jones	Lila
Kelvin Payton	Joseph
Southey Blanton	White Labor Organizer
Jeff Braun	White Sharecropper #2
Milton R. Gipson	Prairie View Professor
Dominique Flemons	Juke Joint Musician #2
Justin Robinson	Juke Joint Musician #3
Rhiannon Giddens	Juke Joint Musician #4
Ahmad Powell	Fisk Professor

Production Crew

Geraud Brisson	Additional Editing
Erin Oakley	ADR Editor
Brian Smith	ADR Mixer
Howard London	ADR Mixer
Kim Drummond	ADR Supervisor
Kate Carlin	ADR Voice Casting
Gary Tolbert	Aerial Photography
Julian Sylvester	Animal Trainer/Wrangler
Tammy Peck	Animal Trainer/Wrangler
Dillon Jim Breithaupt	Art Department Assistant
Shellie Gillespie	Art Department Coordinator
John R. Jenson	Art Director
Rob Simons	Assistant Art Director
Jodie Stern	Assistant Costumer Designer
Valerie Gladstone	Assistant Hair
Christina Decharles	Assistant Location Manager
Denise Pugh-Ruiz	Assistant Makeup
Barbara Mcdermott	Assistant Music Editor
Nicki Johnson	Assistant Production Coordinator
C. Alan Berry	Assistant Properties
Virle Reid	Assistant Properties
Helen Britten	Assistant Set Decorator
Eryne Prine	Assistant Sound Editor
James Babineaux	Best Boy Electric
Riko Schatke	Best Boy Grip
Gary A. Theard	Boom Operator
Steven Huerstel	Cable Person
Tiffani L. Stephenson	Camera Loader
Mark La Bonge	Camera Operator
Pamela Rittelmeyer	Camera Operator
Xiomara Comrie	Camera Operator
Denise Chamian	Casting
Natalie Ballesteros	Casting Assistant
Angela Demo	Casting Associate
Philippe Rousselot	Cinematographer
Molly Allen	Co-producer
Lee Wimer	Color Timing
James Newton Howard	Composer (Music Score)
John Newton Howard	Composer (Music Score)
Peter Golub	Composer (Music Score)
Gavin Greenaway	Conductor
Jerry G. Henery	Construction Coordinator
Dean Allison	Construction Foreman
Scott Childers	Construction Foreman
Andree Fortier	Costume Designer
Frank Rose	Costume Designer
Krystle Lamoreaux	Costume Designer
Lauren Wade	Costume Designer
Liz Staub	Costume Designer
Meriwether Nichols	Costume Designer
Rachel A. Walker	Costume Designer
Ren Heeralal	Costume Designer
Renee Dodson Clapp	Costume Designer
Sharen Davis	Costume Designer
Susan Thomas	Costume Designer
Toby Michael Bronson	Costume Designer
Dana Hart	Costumes Supervisor
Arthur Welch	Craft Service/Catering
Brian Stuart	Craft Service/Catering
Gala Catering	Craft Service/Catering
Nancy James	Craft Service/Catering
Carl Fullerton	Department Head Hair
Kenneth Walker	Department Head Hair
Larry Cherry	Department Head Hair
Natalie Brown	DGA Intern
Scott G.G. Haller	Dialogue Editor
Denzel Washington	Director
Darryl "D-Man" Humber	Dolly Grip
Adrian Cannon	Driver
Annette Ansley	Driver
Beverly Reeves	Driver
Billy West	Driver
Brent Dahlin	Driver
Bret Carroll	Driver
C. Gavin Roberson	Driver
Dale Moser	Driver
Dan Hines	Driver
Dave Balsey	Driver
Dave Glavin	Driver
De Anna Panian	Driver
Eugene Purcell	Driver
Joe Hancock	Driver
John DeVay	Driver
John Gregorio	Driver
Johnny B. Antwine	Driver
Jorge Loredo	Driver
Jorge Vasquez	Driver
Juan Echanarria	Driver
Kim Magruder	Driver
Monte Emery	Driver
Phil K. Frost	Driver
Richard Benavidez	Driver
Richard Lengle	Driver
Robert L. Smith	Driver
Steve Driggers	Driver
Wende Martin	Driver
Hughes Winborne	Editor
John Breinholt	Editor
Bryan Booth	Electrician
Phillip Abeyta	Electrician
Simone Perusse	Electrician
Stephen Thorp	Electrician
Bob Weinstein	Executive Producer
David Crockett	Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein	Executive Producer
Anne Scott	First Assistant Accountant
Sean O'Shea	First Assistant Camera
Jono Oliver	First Assistant Director
Jacob Riehle	First Assistant Sound Editor
Amy Kane	Foley Artist
Anita Cannella	Foley Artist
Elizabeth Rainey	Foley Artist
Michael Dressel	Foley Editor
Carmine Rubino	Foley Mixer
Jonathon Klein	Foley Supervisor
Jack English	Gaffer
Larry Misselhorn	Greensman
Ryan Misselhorn	Greensman
Donny Fowler	Grip
Gary Kelso	Grip
Gina Cassidy	Grip
Giovanni Bommarito	Grip
Kerry G. Rawlins	Grip
Andrea Bowman	Hair Styles
Andrea Young	Hair Styles
Janice Hudson	Hair Styles
Riki Sabusawa-Roach	Key Costumer
Alan Rawlins	Key Grip
Belinda Anderson	Key Hairstylist
Matiki Anoff	Key Make-up
Tommy Samona	Leadman
Kei Rowan Young	Location Manager
Latoya Green	Makeup
Linda Lazar	Makeup
Nikki Brown	Makeup
Gregory Nicotero	Makeup Special Effects
Howard Berger	Makeup Special Effects
Todd Kasow	Music Editor
G. Marq Roswell	Musical Direction/Supervision
Billy Rivers & the Angelic Voices of Faith	Musical Performer
Charles Lacy	Musical Performer
Dr. Larry Pannell	Musical Performer
Hugh Burns	Musical Performer
John Parricelli	Musical Performer
Maya Beiser	Musical Performer
Stephen Hayes	Musical Performer
Rita Pearson	Personal Assistant
Stephanetta Bingley	Personal Assistant
R.C. Baral & Company	Post Production Accountant
Ian Crockett	Post Production Coordinator
Brian McNulty	Post Production Supervisor
Joe Roth	Producer
Kate Forte	Producer
Oprah Winfrey	Producer
Todd Black	Producer
Christine Coggins	Producer's Assistant
Jenna Block	Producer's Assistant
Rob Brown	Producer's Assistant
Shannon Thompson	Producer's Assistant
Alison Cannon	Production Accountant
David Hickey	Production Accountant
Mindy Jones	Production Accountant
Alajahwon Ridgeway	Production Assistant
Andria Warren	Production Assistant
Antonio Caetano Santos	Production Assistant
Danny Anderson	Production Assistant
David Heffler	Production Assistant
Hodge Grigsby	Production Assistant
Jason Halley	Production Assistant
Meredith Wieck	Production Assistant
Patrick Pfupajena	Production Assistant
Rick R. Weaver II	Production Assistant
Terry Harris	Production Assistant
Theresa Lee	Production Assistant
Trae Carter	Production Assistant
Jeff Valeri	Production Coordinator
David James Bomba	Production Designer
Natalia Anderson	Production Secretary
Valerie Beth Sharp	Production Supervisor
John Bankson	Properties Master
Greg Orloff	Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Kline	Re-Recording Mixer
Tateum Kohut	Re-Recording Mixer
Jeffrey Porro	Screen Story
Robert Eisele	Screen Story
Robert Eisele	Screenwriter
Karen Golden	Script Supervisor
Fred Shear	Second Assistant Accountant
Jamie Horwitz	Second Assistant Accountant
Gregg Hale	Second Assistant Director
Kali R. Harrison	Second Second Assistant Director
Patrick Cassidy	Set Decorator
Chad Harris	Set Dresser
Ed Burcham	Set Dresser
Gordon Thomas	Set Dresser
Joey Kent	Set Dresser
Phillip Joffrion	Set Dresser
Diane Davis	Set Medic/First Aid
Nannette Palmer	Set Medic/First Aid
Herwig Maurer	Sound Effects Editor
John Marquis	Sound Effects Editor
Jon Wakeham	Sound Effects Editor
Tim Tuchrello	Sound Effects Editor
Fred W. III Peck	Sound Recordist
Dorian Cheah	Sound/Sound Designer
Willie D. Burton	Sound/Sound Designer
Jeffery D. Woodrel	Special Effects Coordinator
Jack Lynch	Special Effects Supervisor
Mark La Bonge	Steadicam Operator
David C. Lee	Still Photographer
Gary Thomas	Storyboard Artist
Bobby Beckles	Stunts
Eric Norris	Stunts
Gregg Brazzel	Stunts
Gus Williams	Stunts
Jack Little	Stunts
Jim Henry	Stunts
Joe Williams	Stunts
Kevin Beard	Stunts
Lex D. Geddings	Stunts
Robert Powell	Stunts
Russell Towery	Stunts
Thirl R. Haston	Stunts
Tim Antwine	Stunts
Stephen Pope	Stunts Coordinator
Steven T. Ritzi	Stunts Coordinator
Kami Asgar	Supervising Sound Editor
Sean McCormack	Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Schluter	Title Design
Pacific Title	Title Design
Justin Nance	Transportation Captain
Rick Davis	Transportation Captain
Ted Moser	Transportation Coordinator
David Crockett	Unit Production Manager
Cid Swank	Unit Publicist
Dan Furst	Video Assist
Brian McNulty	Visual Effects Producer

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