7.7
Score
Budget$15M
Box office$30.2M
LanguageEN
CountriesUnited States of America
The Great Debaters
When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.
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.
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