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The Great Debaters

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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.
Director
Denzel Washington
Year
2007
Genre
biography, drama, romance
Box Office
$30,236,407
Production
Marshall Production,The Weinstein Company,Harpo Films
Awards
10 wins & 10 nominations
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They must do what they have to do in order to do what they want to do - The Great Debaters 00:09
They must do what they have to do in order to do what they...
School's the only place you can read all day - The Great Debaters 00:06
School's the only place you can read all day
Holding tryouts for the debate team - The Great Debaters 00:13
Holding tryouts for the debate team
Denigrate There's a word for you - The Great Debaters 00:16
Denigrate There's a word for you
Who's the judge - The Great Debaters 00:17
Who's the judge
Take the meanest most restless nigger - The Great Debaters 00:37
Take the meanest most restless nigger
L and every other professor on this campus - The Great Debaters 00:23
L and every other professor on this campus
A brilliant young woman I know - The Great Debaters 00:30
A brilliant young woman I know
A brilliant young woman I know - The Great Debaters 00:58
A brilliant young woman I know
The only thing that matters is that big fish eat little fish - The Great Debaters 00:07
The only thing that matters is that big fish eat little fish
Resolved - The Great Debaters 00:05
Resolved
The state is currently spending five times more - The Great Debaters 00:36
The state is currently spending five times more
You're our best researcher James - The Great Debaters 00:08
You're our best researcher James
I don't want to lose your friendship - The Great Debaters 00:14
I don't want to lose your friendship
Well the fact of the business is William - The Great Debaters 00:19
Well the fact of the business is William
That you have no evidence to arrest Mr Tolson - The Great Debaters 00:10
That you have no evidence to arrest Mr Tolson
Go on and open it and read it - The Great Debaters 00:07
Go on and open it and read it
This debate is stirring up a lot of excitement - The Great Debaters 00:07
This debate is stirring up a lot of excitement
Lowe I got 5 00 - The Great Debaters 00:37
Lowe I got 5 00
You're wrong We can't win without him - The Great Debaters 00:10
You're wrong We can't win without him
Not when Negroes are denied housing - The Great Debaters 00:32
Not when Negroes are denied housing
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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.

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Director: Denzel Washington
Writer: Robert Eisele, Jeffrey Porro, Tony Scherman
Production: Marshall Production,The Weinstein Company,Harpo Films
Genre: biography, drama, romance
Year: 2007
MetaScore: 65/100
ImdbRating: 7.5
BoxOffice: $30,236,407
Released: 25 Dec 2007
Awards: 10 wins & 10 nominations
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