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12 Mighty Orphans is a 2021 American sports film which was directed by Ty Roberts from a screenplay by Roberts, Lane Garrison and Kevin Meyer. It is based upon the non-fiction book Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football by Jim Dent.
Jun 18, 2021 · With Luke Wilson, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Martin Sheen. Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high-school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.
Jun 12, 2021 · The true story behind 12 Mighty Orphans reveals that Rusty Russell had been a medic in the First World War. He had been blinded when a canister of mustard gas exploded a few feet away from him during the September 1918 Battle of Saint-Mihiel.
Jun 11, 2021 · 12 MIGHTY ORPHANS tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without...
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12 Mighty Orphans. Rusty Russell coaches football at an orphanage in Fort Worth, Texas, during the Great Depression. 5,301 IMDb 6.9 1 h 57 min 2021. X-Ray HDR UHD PG-13. Drama · Sports · Gentle · Inspiring. Free trial of STARZ, rent, or buy. Watch with STARZ. Start your 7-day free trial. Rent movie. UHD $4.49 $3.89. Buy. UHD $13.89. More purchase.
Apr 16, 2021 · 12 MIGHTY ORPHANS tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without...
A determined coach leads an orphanage football team to unlikely success using strategies that go on to define modern football. Based on a true story. Watch trailers & learn more.
12 MIGHTY ORPHANS tells 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.
War Hero Rusty Russell (Luke Wilson) arrives in Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife Juanita (Vinessa Shaw) and young daughter to join The Masonic Home. Rusty takes the job of new math, science teacher, and football coach in the Orphan School. While Juanita is hired to teach English.
Synopsis: 12 MIGHTY ORPHANS tells 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.
