The Great Debaters

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Denzel Washington directs and stars in this uplifting drama based on a true story about a small East Texas all-black college in 1935 that rises to the top of the nation's debate te ams in a duel against Harvard. A poet and debating coach at Wiley College, Professor Melvin Tolson (Washington) sees debating as "a blood sport" and recruits the meanest and brightest, including troubled Henry, driven Samantha, and the 14-year-old prodigy James Farmer, Jr. Director: Denzel Washington Media Format: NTSC, Multiple, Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen Run Time: 2 hours and 4 minutes UPC Code: 796019810708 Release Date: February 1, 2019 Actors: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Damien Leake, Gregory Nicotero Studio: Lionsgate Rated: PG-13 Disc Type: DVD Show more