Het waargebeurde verhaal van professor Melvin B. Tolson, die in 1935 voor het eerst een groep studenten bereid wist te vinden om met elkaar in debat te gaan. De op deze manier gevormde groep besluit uiteindelijk mee te doen aan de kampioenschappen tegen Harvard.
Nee, helaas is The Great Debaters nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Robert Eisele | Writer |
| Directing | Denzel Washington | Director |
| Production | Kate Forte | Producer |
| Production | Valeria Scoon | Associate Producer |
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Oprah Winfrey | Producer |
| Editing | John Breinholt | Editorial Coordinator |
| Editing | Hughes Winborne | Editor |
| Production | Joe Roth | Producer |
| Production | Todd Black | Producer |
| Production | Melody Fowler | Associate Producer |
| Production | David Crockett | Executive Producer |
| Production | Molly Allen | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Jeffrey Porro | Story |
| Production | Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Austin Anderson | Animal Coordinator |
| Production | Patrick Tendai Pfupajena | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Directing | Karen Golden | Script Supervisor |
| Art | David J. Bomba | Production Design |
| Art | John R. Jensen | Art Direction |
| Art | Patrick Cassidy | Set Decoration |
| Production | Denise Chamian | Casting |
| Directing | Jono Oliver | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Eric Norris | Stunts |
| Sound | G. Marq Roswell | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Joe Nin Williams | Stunts |
| Crew | Russell Towery | Stunts |
| Directing | Greg Hale | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Gerard 'Gus' Williams | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jodie Stern | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Young | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Kevin Beard | Stunts |
| Production | David Crockett | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Bobby Beckles | Stunts |
| Crew | Gregg Brazzel | Stunts |
| Crew | Jim Henry | Stunts |
| Crew | Steven Ritzi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Lex D. Geddings | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert Powell | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Thirl Haston | Stunts |
| Crew | Stephen A. Pope | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Pugh-Ruiz | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenneth Walker | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Jacques-LeCompte | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nikki I Brown | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valerie Gladstone-Appel | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Bowman | Hairstylist |
| Production | Angela Demo | Casting Associate |
| Sound | Tateum Kohut | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Greg Orloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dana Kay Hart | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mitzi Haralson | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carl Fullerton | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Christopher Gray | Extras Casting |
| Lighting | Jack English | Gaffer |
| Art | Gary Damian Thomas | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Kim Drummond | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Scott G.G. Haller | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | John Marquis | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Jerry G. Henery | Construction Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Riki Lin Sabusawa | Key Costumer |
| Sound | Gary A. Theard | Boom Operator |
| Production | Natalia Anderson | Production Secretary |
| Camera | C. Alan Rawlins Sr. | Key Grip |
| Editing | John Breinholt | Co-Editor |
| Camera | Xiomara Comrie | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Production | Christian Juneau | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Editing | Geraud Brisson | Additional Editor |
| Sound | Elizabeth Rainey | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Brian Smith | ADR Mixer |
| Crew | Nannette Palmer | Set Medic |
| Camera | Mark La Bonge | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Frederick Shear | Assistant Accountant |
| Directing | Kali R. Harrison | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | James Babineaux | Best Boy Electric |
| Art | C. Alan Berry | Props |
| Production | Valerie Bleth Sharp | Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Bastidos | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Lazar | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Kei Rowan-Young | Location Manager |
| Camera | Tiffani L. Stephenson | Camera Loader |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diah Wymont | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Alison Cannon | Production Accountant |
| Production | David Hickey | Payroll Accountant |
| Camera | Mark La Bonge | "A" Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry M. Cherry | Hairstylist |
| Production | Nicki Johnson | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Anne Scott | First Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Jamie Horwitz | Assistant Accountant |
| Art | John Bankson | Property Master |
| Art | Virle S. Reid | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Erin Oakley | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jon Wakeham | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Herwig Maurer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Anita Cannella | Foley Artist |
| Art | Dean Allison | Construction Foreman |
| Art | James Passanante | Paint Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giselle Spence | Seamstress |
| Crew | Cid Swank | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | Pamela Rittelmeyer | "B" Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matiki Anoff | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janice Hudson | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | George Bott | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Natalie Ballesteros | Casting Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Jack Lynch | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Pamela Rittelmeyer | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | LaToya Henderson | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Stephen Beasley | Rigging Gaffer |
| Production | Alex Borys | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sound | Amy Kane | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Carmine Rubino | Foley Mixer |
| Camera | Sean J. O'Shea | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Perry Rose | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Belinda Anderson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Camera | Jacob Ross | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Darryl Humber | Dolly Grip |
| Art | Rob Simons | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Ted Moser | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sound | Jacob Riehle | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tim Tuchrello | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Todd Kasow | Music Editor |
| Sound | Barbara McDermott | Music Editor |
| Sound | Kami Asgar | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Sean McCormack | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Scott Childers | Construction Foreman |
| Crew | Lois Yaroshefsky | Studio Teacher |
| Art | Helen Britten | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Sound | Dorian Cheah | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Fred Peck III | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Howard London | ADR Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Berger | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Larry Misselhorn | Greensman |
| Camera | David Lee | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Ted Sapp | Key Rigging Grip |
| Crew | Jeffery D. Woodrel | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Jonathan Klein | Foley Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Greg Nicotero | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Ryan Misselhorn | Greensman |
| Crew | Justin Nance | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Sound | Eryne Prine | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Richard A. Davis | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Brian McNulty | Post Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Xiomara Comrie | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Gary Tolbert | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Production | Jeff Valeri | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Riko Schatke | Best Boy Grip |
| Production | Christina DeCharles | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Tommy Samona | Leadman |
| Art | Shellie Gillespie | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Dillon Jim Breithaupt | Art Department Assistant |
| Production | Ian Crockett | Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Michael Dressel | Foley Editor |
| Camera | Philippe Rousselot | Director of Photography |
| Sound | James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Peter Golub | Original Music Composer |
