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The Great Debaters

film by Washington [2007]

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In Denzel Washington
…with a troubled past, and The Great Debaters (2007), which centres on an inspirational debate coach at an African American college in the 1930s. He also helmed A Journal for Jordan (2021), a drama based on a true story about a journalist’s romantic relationship with a soldier.
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production by Weinstein

In Harvey Weinstein: Weinstein Company
…biopic of Bob Dylan; and The Great Debaters (2007), a drama—directed by and starring Denzel Washington—about an underdog debate team from an African American college that competed against Harvard for the 1935 national championship.
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