Plot
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.
Cast
Denzel Whitaker
James Farmer Jr.
Denzel Washington
Melvin B. Tolson
Nate Parker
Henry Lowe
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Samantha Booke
Forest Whitaker
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Kimberly Elise
Pearl Farmer
Jermaine Williams
Hamilton Burgess
Gina Ravera
Ruth Tolson
John Heard
Sheriff Dozier
Devyn A. Tyler
Helen Farmer
Trenton McClain Boyd
Nathaniel Farmer
Ritchie Montgomery
Deputy
Crew
Denzel Washington
Director
Todd Black
Producer
Kate Forte
Producer
Joe Roth
Producer
Oprah Winfrey
Producer
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
Peter Golub
Original Music Composer
Robert Eisele
Screenplay
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