

We Are Marshall
2006-12-12 · 131 min · ★ 6.9
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- McG
- Production companies
- Wonderland Sound and Vision, Thunder Road, Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 65,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 43,500,000
Top Cast
Matthew McConaugheyJack Lengyel
Matthew FoxRed Dawson
Anthony MackieNate Ruffin
David StrathairnPresident Dedmon
Ian McShanePaul Griffen
Kate MaraAnnie Cantrell
January JonesCarole Dawson
Kate KneelandTicket Taker
Wes BrownChris Griffen
L. Warren YoungMickey Jackson
Andrew Wilson WilliamsDavid Lengyel
Huntley RitterRandy Linden
Nina JonesMrs. Morehouse
Tommy CresswellGene Morehouse
Brian GeraghtyTom Bogdan
Arlen EscarpetaReggie Oliver
Kimberly Williams-PaisleySandy Lengyel
Bobby JordanBaseball Runner
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