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CAST:
PROFESSOR MELVIN B TOLSON - Denzel Washington
JAMES FARMER SR - Forest Whitaker
SAMANTHA BOOKE - Jurnee Smollett
HENRY LOWE - Nate Parker
PEARL FARMER - Kimberly Elise
HAMILTON BURGESS - Jermaine Williams
JAMES FARMER JR - Denzel Whitaker
RUTH TOLSON - Gina Ravera
SHERIFF DOZIER - John Heard

CREW:
Director: Denzel Washington
Screenplay By: Robert Eisele
Story By: Robert Eisele and Jeffrey Porro
Producers: Todd Black, Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey and Joe Roth
Executive Producers: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein and David Crockett
Director of Photography: Philippe Rousselot
Production Designer: David J Bomba
Editor: Hughes Winborne
Costume Designer: Sharen Davis

RUNNING TIME: 123 minutes
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for depiction of strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, and for language and brief sexuality
RELEASE DATE: December 25, 2007 (Limited)

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STUDIO: The Weinstein Company/MGM