We Are Marshall
 

We Are Marshall

We Are Marshall

From the ashes we rose
Directed by McG (Joseph McGinty Nichol)
Produced by McG
Basil Iwanyk
Written by Story:
Jamie Linden
Cory Helms
Screenplay:
Jamie Linden
Starring Matthew McConaughey
Matthew Fox
Anthony Mackie
Kate Mara
Ian McShane
David Strathairn
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Robert Patrick
Brian Geraghty
January Jones
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) December 22, 2006
Running time 124 minutes
Language English
IMDb profile

We Are Marshall is a 2006 motion picture directed by McG about the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed most of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team; 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. Georgia governor George "Sonny" Perdue has a cameo role as an East Carolina University football coach. [1] The movie is rated PG. The movie was scored by Christophe Beck and written by Jamie Linden.[2]

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