We Are Marshall
A newly hired coach rallies a grieving squad of survivors to rebuild their shattered football program before the university shutters it forever.
“From the ashes we rose.”
Synopsis
After a plane crash kills members of the Marshall University football team and several fans, the team's new coach and surviving players work to sustain the football program.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 347+ credited
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This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
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Edited by Gregg LondonShot by Shane HurlbutScored by Christophe BeckDesigned by Tom MeyerSound by Ron Bartlett Nm0058897Costumes by Danny GlickerStunts by Mark Robert EllisVFX by Melissa Brockman
Box Office
2006 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$43.5M
Opening weekend: $6.1M — 14% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $15.9M — 37% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,606 theaters
Also known as
- Sie waren Heldende
- (English)We Are Marshall
- (Bulgarian)Безсмъртните Маршал
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesDec 12, 2006
- CanadaDec 22, 2006
- BrazilJan 5, 2007
- MexicoJun 15, 2007
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Cast & Crew
347 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Matthew Mcconaughey
as Jack Lengyel
Matthew Fox
as Red Dawson
Anthony Mackie
as Nate Ruffin
David Strathairn
as President Dedmon
Ian Mcshane
as Paul Griffen
Kate Mara
as Annie Cantrell
January Jones
as Carole Dawson
Kimberly Williams Paisley
as Sandy Lengyel
Arlen Escarpeta
as Reggie Oliver
Brian Geraghty
as Tom Bogdan
Tommy Cresswell
as Gene Morehouse
Christian Kanupke
as Young Keith Morehouse
Supporting cast
128Nina Jones
as Mrs. Morehouse
Kevin Atkins
as George Olson
Mark Patton
as Bill James
Huntley Ritter
as Randy Linden
Brett Rice
as Lloyd Boone
Dalton Polston
as Peter Lengyel
Andrew Wilson Williams
as David Lengyel
Ellie Zellers
as Julie Lengyel
Mark Oliver
as Ernie Salvatore
Brian Beegle
as Lucas Booth
L Warren Young
as Mickey Jackson
David Dwyer
as Hutch Davis
Wes Brown
as Chris Griffen
Mike Pniewski
as Bobby Bowden
Cafabian Heard
as Danny
Amanda Best
as Katie
Nikky D Williams
as Jane
Laura Shay Griffin
as Julie
Kate Kneeland
as Ticket Taker
Elizabeth Omilami
as President's Secretary
Scott Hilley
as Man in the Rain
Andrew Dipalma
as Diner Student #1
J Jacob Adelman
as Diner Student #2
Dolan Wilson
as Steel Worker
Billy Woods
as Airport Booster #1
Sharalene Kile
as Doris Stillwell
Bill Crabb
as Gas Station Attendant
Philip Ivey
as Man in the Car at the Theater
Wilbur Fitzgerald
as Fireman #1
Jody Thompson
as Barrier Policeman
David Ramsey
as Father
Rhoda Griffis
as Mrs. Shaw
Billy Bennett
as Blake Smith
Patrick Parker
as Mr. Booth
Joey Nappo
as Beer Freshman
Michael Difiore
as W.V. Player
Maurice Bryant
as Xavier #19
Tim Crowley
as Referee
Don Young
as Janitor
Alex Van
as Trainer
Ron Clinton Smith
as Jim McNally
Taber Lathrop
as Steven Morehouse
Jake Cooper
as Freshman #1
William Gorman
as Freshman #2
Anaiah Petty
as Freshman #3
Jeff Portell
as Fireman #2
Alyssa Caputo
as Gail Morehouse
Keith Morehouse
as Keith Morehouse
Mike Ribaudo
as Baseball Catcher
Bobby Jordan
as Baseball Runner
Dock Pollard
as Terry Gardner
Bert Beatson
as Player #3
Bobby Jon Drinkard
as Player #4
Ryan Sloth
as Marshall #51
Brent Garber
as Shalhoop
Steven Barr
as Game Announcer
Haji Abdullah
as Marshall Fan
Garrett Able
as Football Player
Hunter Aldridge
as Marshall Football Player
Jeremy Ambler
as Huntington Townsperson Standing at Memorial Fountain
John Jason Bailey
as Xavier #45
Grace Baine
as Press Reporter
Bryan Basil
as Member of Crowd
Heather Blair
as Student
Harold Blizzard
as Morehead Fan
Randall Blizzard
as Morehead Waterboy
Phillip Blume
as Male Cheerleader
Rahn Breedlove
as MU Student
Matthew Browning
as Security Guard
Neill Calabro
as Beaker the Morehead Eagle
Robin Capehart
as Sports Reporter
Michael Cash
as Marshall #10
Chrissy Chambers
as Xavier Band
Kaine Bennett Charleston
as 1970 Marshall Football Player #5
Frances Cobb
as Marshall Fan, Xavier Fan
Roy Coulter
as National Guard
Eric Darkstorm
as Student Protester
Bill Dasilva
as Marshall #41
Red Dawson
as Morehead Coach
Buddy Dolan
as Spoon
Nick Edelstein
as Diner Customer, Marshall Fan
Mark Falvo
as Marshall Fan
David Feigenbaum
as State Trooper
David Felinton
as Sports Interviewer
Shaun Gilmer
as Xavier Player
Alison Golden
as Female Crowd
Anthony B Harris
as Band Member
Robert Hazlette
as Marshall Fan
Blake Hester
as Football Player
Barry Hopkins
as Marshall Fan
Chad C Hundley
as Marshall Fan
Kent Igleheart
as Reporter
Daisy Jade
as Marshall Fan
Rodney L James
as West Virginia State Trooper
Jeff Joslin
as West Virginia Coach
Ashlie Jump
as Marshall Student
Robert Keith Kelly
as State Trooper
Cecilia Kim
as Marshall Fan
Scottie Knollin
as Marshall Fan, Xavier Fan
Shawn Knowles
as NCAA Official
Jack Lengyel
as Self
June Letourneau
as Journalist
Leiba Love
as Marshall Fan
Shaun Lynch
as Marshall Football Player
David Marcum
as Trustee Boardmember
Elvis Mccomas
as MU Student
Clint Mcelroy
as Reporter
Lance Miller
as College Student
Robert Patrick
as Coach Rick Tolley
Stephaun Pender
as Football Player
Shawn Reynolds
as Reporter
Rick Roberts
as News Reporter
Jay Romero
as MSU Football Player
Deanna Ross
as Marshall Fan
Stephanie Leigh Schlund
as Waitress
Anthony Singleton
as Press, Marshall Fan
David Soulen
as Xavier Football Player
Brian Spencer
as News Photographer
Steven Stadler
as Restaurant Owner
Nathan Standridge
as Fireman
Ashley Stinnett
as Army Guy
Sara Stinnett
as Student
Beau Turpin
as Freshman #5
Jaye Tyroff
as Football Player
Jerry L Wallace
as Photographer
Steve Warren
as NCAA Official
Nathan R Wheeler
as Student, Audience Member
Matthew Zuk
as Pep Rally Cheerleader
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
14Adolfo Martinez Perez
associate producer (as Adolfo Martinez)
Basil Iwanyk
Producer, Producers
Brent O Connor
executive producer
Jamie Linden
co-producer
Jeanne Allgood
Producers, executive producer
Mary Viola
co-producer
Matthew Robert Kelly
executive producer (uncredited)
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Producer, Producers
Melissa Brockman
visual effects producer
Robert E Phillips
digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM (uncredited)
Scott Mednick
executive producer
Thomas Tull
executive producer
Trumaine Mcbride
executive producer (uncredited)
William Fay
executive producer
Other crew
197Kamisha Mccullough
accounting assistant (uncredited)
Marie Barnas
accounting clerk (uncredited)
Adam Blau
additional orchestrator
John Ashton Thomas
additional orchestrator (as John Thomas)
Terrence B Zinn
additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Todd Havern
additional second assistant director, staff assistant (uncredited)
Daniel George
additional wardrobe
Layne Brightwell
additional wardrobe
Greg Crawford
adr mixer
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting (uncredited)
Charlsey Adkins
art department assistant (uncredited)
Brenda Findley
art department coordinator
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