We are Marshall [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures ; Thunder Road Productions ; Legendary Pictures ; Wonderland Sound and Vision ; produced by Basil Iwanyk, McG ; story by Cory Helms & Jamie Linden ; screenplay by Jamie Linden ; directed by McG.
The inspiring story of how a small town in West Virginia, steeped in the rich tradition of college football, struggled to cope with a devastating loss and restore their community after one of the worst disasters in the history of American sports. On the evening of Saturday, November 14, 1970, a chartered jet carrying Marshall University's football team, coaches and fans, was on its way home from a hard-fought game in North Carolina. Less than a minute before its scheduled landing at Tri-State Airport, the plane crashed in the Appalachian Mountains, killing everyone aboard: 37 players, eight coaches and university staff, the flight crew, and 25 prominent Huntington citizens. They find hope and strength in the leadership of outsider Jack Lengyel, a young coach determined to rebuild Marshall's football program. Less than a year after the crash, on September 18, 1971, Marshall University was poised to stage one of the greatest comebacks in collegiate sports.
Item details
- ISBN: 1419845624
- ISBN: 9781419845628
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Full-screen ed.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2007.
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Special features: Bonus documentary: "Legendary coaches:" how coaches overcome adversity. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Shane Hurlbut ; editors, Gregg London, Prescilla Nedd-Friendly ; music, Christophe Beck ; costume designer, Danny Glicker ; production designer, Tom Meyer. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn, Ian McShane, Kate Mara, January Jones, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Arlen Escarpeta, Robert Patrick, Brian Geraghty, Tommy Cresswell. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG; for emotional thematic material, a crash scene, and mild language. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Language Note: | English or French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Genre: | Feature films. Football films. Melodrama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Sports > Feature. Melodrama > Feature. Feature films. Melodrama. |
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The inspiring story of how a small town in West Virginia, steeped in the rich tradition of college football, struggled to cope with a devastating loss and restore their community after one of the worst disasters in the history of American sports. On the evening of Saturday, November 14, 1970, a chartered jet carrying Marshall University's football team, coaches and fans, was on its way home from a hard-fought game in North Carolina. Less than a minute before its scheduled landing at Tri-State Airport, the plane crashed in the Appalachian Mountains, killing everyone aboard: 37 players, eight coaches and university staff, the flight crew, and 25 prominent Huntington citizens. They find hope and strength in the leadership of outsider Jack Lengyel, a young coach determined to rebuild Marshall's football program. Less than a year after the crash, on September 18, 1971, Marshall University was poised to stage one of the greatest comebacks in collegiate sports.