12 Mighty Orphans is a movie directed by Ty Roberts in 2021 and based on the book Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football by Jim Dent, first published in 2007. The movie features Luke Wilson, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Vinessa Shaw, Treat Williams, Wayne Knight, and others.
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Storyline
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.
Movie vs Book
Year
2021
Minutes
118
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
12 Mighty Orphans
Director: Ty Roberts
Country: USA
Year: 2021
Length: 1h58m
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Year
2007
Pages
287
Book Rate
8.58
S: Goodreads
Book
Twelve Mighty Orphans
Subtitle: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football
Author: Jim Dent
Country: USA
First published in: 2007
Length: 287 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“I was impressed with Lynch's Dune, but it was not what I had dreamed of. I'll go back to the book and to the images that came out when I read it.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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