The Great Debaters
Dec 25, 2007 | IMDB 7.2
126 min Watch NowDrama
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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