E3 Behind The Scenes - Denzel Washington "The Great Debaters"
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With the summer season just about wrapped, the Fall will offer lots of quality and worth-seeing films. Here's the first pic of Denzel Washington in 'The Great Debaters', a film in which he directed and being co-produced by Oprah Winfrey.
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and inspired by a true story, "The Great Debaters" chronicles the journey of a brilliant but volatile coach (Denzel Washington) who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small, modest black college in East Texas into an elite debate team while challenging the social mores of the time, culminating with a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard's championship team.
Cast includes Denzel Washington, Denzel Whitaker, Forest Whitaker, Columbus Short, Jurnee Smollett, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker.
This is Washington's second directorial film since he did 'Antwone Fisher' with Derek Luke.
The Weinstein Co. will release 'The Great Debaters' on Dec.25, 2007.
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and inspired by a true story, "The Great Debaters" chronicles the journey of a brilliant but volatile coach (Denzel Washington) who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small, modest black college in East Texas into an elite debate team while challenging the social mores of the time, culminating with a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard's championship team.
Cast includes Denzel Washington, Denzel Whitaker, Forest Whitaker, Columbus Short, Jurnee Smollett, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker.
This is Washington's second directorial film since he did 'Antwone Fisher' with Derek Luke.
The Weinstein Co. will release 'The Great Debaters' on Dec.25, 2007.
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