When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
Run Time
131 min
Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Rating Details
Rated PG for emotional thematic material, a crash scene, and mild language.
Genre
Drama, Sport
Language
English
Keyword
Coach, Football, Football Team, Plane Crash, Crash
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital
Colour
Color
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3, 7, 8
Wikipedia Text
We Are Marshall is a 2006 American drama film directed by Joseph McGinty Nichol about the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed 37 football players on the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team as well as five coaches, two trainers, the athletic director, 25 boosters and a crew of five. It also addresses the rebuilding of the program and the healing that the community undergoes. It stars Matthew McConaughey as head coach Jack Lengyel, Matthew Fox as assistant coach William "Red" Dawson, David Strathairn as University President Donald Dedmon and Robert Patrick as ill-fated Marshall head coach Rick Tolley. Former Georgia governor George "Sonny" Perdue has a cameo role as an East Carolina University football coach. The movie is rated PG. The movie was scored by Christophe Beck and written by Jamie Linden. Dr. Keith Spears was the Marshall University consultant.
Count - Awards
1
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Sports Drama, Docudrama
Themes
Football Players, Coaches and Players, Underdogs, Air Disasters
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