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12 Mighty orphans director, Ty Roberts. [DVD]

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FilmPublisher number: 57584 | Columbia (USA)Language: English, French Original language: English Publisher: Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures, ©2021Edition: [English/French dialogue version]Description: 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

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video

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videodisc

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Twelve mighty orphans

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Cast: Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Luke Wilson, Treat Williams.Summary: The true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes, or even a football, to playing for the Texas state championships. Over the course of their winning season, these underdogs and their resilient spirit became an inspiration to their city, state, and an entire nation in need of a rebound, even catching the attention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The architect of their success was Rusty Russell, a legendary high school coach who shocked his colleagues by giving up a privileged position so he could teach and coach at an orphanage. Few knew Rusty's secret: that he himself was an orphan. Recognizing that his scrawny players couldn't beat the other teams with brawn, Rusty developed innovative strategies that would come to define modern football.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
DVD	West Grey Ayton Branch Shelves	BLOCK 5-29 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33321003209328

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Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.

Wide screen (2.39).

Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Luke Wilson, Treat Williams.

The true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes, or even a football, to playing for the Texas state championships. Over the course of their winning season, these underdogs and their resilient spirit became an inspiration to their city, state, and an entire nation in need of a rebound, even catching the attention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The architect of their success was Rusty Russell, a legendary high school coach who shocked his colleagues by giving up a privileged position so he could teach and coach at an orphanage. Few knew Rusty's secret: that he himself was an orphan. Recognizing that his scrawny players couldn't beat the other teams with brawn, Rusty developed innovative strategies that would come to define modern football.

CHV rating: PG, mature theme

Rating: PG-13; for violence, language, some suggestive references, smoking and brief teen drinking.

DVD, wide screen (2.39); Dolby digital 5.1.

English or French dialogue; English, French, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish or Thai subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); closed-captioned.