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Greater is a 2016 American biographical sports film directed by David Hunt and starring Christopher Severio as American football player Brandon Burlsworth, a walk-on college player who became an All-American, dying in a car crash 11 days after being drafted high in the 3rd round to the National Football League.
The book was praised for its authentic and inspirational portrayal of Brandon's story. The book contains a foreword by former University of Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles and was the inspiration for a movie (see below). The book was re-released in August 2016 as a tie-in with the movie, renamed Greater: The Brandon Burlsworth Story.
The film ranking website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 53% of critics had given the film positive reviews, based upon a sample of 58. [7] The website’s critics consensus reads, "It's burdened by a predictable, overly melodramatic story, but The Greatest benefits from strong performances by its talented cast." [7]
Flag carried by the Cristeros in the film. Translation: Long live Christ the King – and Our Lady of Guadalupe. For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada, also known as Cristiada and as Outlaws, is a 2012 epic historical war drama film [1] directed by Dean Wright and written by Michael Love, based on the events of the Cristero War.
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A Greater Yes: The Story of Amy Newhouse is a 2009 Christian film released on May 28, 2009. [1] The story is about Amy Newhouse, who died of cancer, and the effects of her life and death on her surrounding community. [2] The film was shot entirely on location in Amarillo and Pampa, Texas. [3]
Based on a true story, the plot revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson at Wiley College, a historically black college related to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (now The United Methodist Church), to place his team on equal footing with whites in the American South during the 1930s, when Jim Crow laws were common and lynch mobs were a fear for African Americans.
The Greatest Story Ever Told is a 1965 American epic religious film retelling the Biblical account of Jesus of Nazareth, from the Nativity through to the Ascension.Produced and directed by George Stevens, with an ensemble cast, it features the final film performances of Claude Rains and Joseph Schildkraut.