The Great Debaters

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gptkbp:basedOn the true story of the Wiley College debate team
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $30.2 million
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Philippe_Rousselot
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Denzel_Washington
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:MGM_Distribution_Co.
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Hughes_Winborne
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:genre biography
drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Debaters
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Wiley_College_debate_team
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Hamilton_Burgess
gptkb:Henry_Lowe
gptkb:James_Farmer_Jr.
gptkb:Samantha_Booke
gptkb:Melvin_B._Tolson
gptkbp:MPAARating PG-13
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:James_Newton_Howard
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_–_Drama
gptkbp:notableEvent debate against Harvard University
gptkbp:notableQuote We do what we have to do so we can do what we want to do.
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Oprah_Winfrey
gptkb:Kate_Forte
gptkb:Todd_Black
gptkb:Joe_Roth
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:The_Weinstein_Company
gptkb:Harpo_Films
gptkb:Mundial_Productions
gptkbp:releaseDate December 25, 2007
gptkbp:runtime 126 minutes
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:setInPeriod 1930s
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Denzel_Washington
gptkb:Forest_Whitaker
gptkb:Denzel_Whitaker
gptkb:Nate_Parker
gptkb:Jurnee_Smollett
gptkbp:subject gptkb:military
civil rights
education
racial segregation
gptkbp:theme social justice
overcoming adversity
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Jeffrey_Porro
gptkb:Robert_Eisele
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Denzel_Washington
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