Denzel, Forest, Oprah - discuss The Great Debaters

Believe in the power of words.From two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and an ensemblecast lead by Washington that includes Academy Award winner ForestWhitaker, comes "The Great Debaters." Inspired by a true story, "TheGreat Debaters" chronicles the journey of Professor Melvin Tolson(Denzel Washington), a brilliant but volatile debate team coach who usesthe power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a smallAfrican American college in the deep south into a historically elitedebate team. A controversial figure, Professor Tolson challenged thesocial mores of the time and was under constant fire for hisunconventional and ferocious teaching methods as well as his radicalpolitical views.In their pursuit for excellence, Tolson's debate team receives agroundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard University's championshipteam. The film is directed by Denzel Washington and stars Washington,Forest Whitaker, Jurnee Smollett, Nate Parker, Denzel Whitaker, andKimberly Elise. "The Great Debaters" was written by Robert Eisele andTom Epperson and produced by Todd Black, Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey andJoe Roth. Presented by The Weinstein Company, "The Great Debaters,"will be released by MGM on December 25th.

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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
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