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Greater

Greater

20167.22h 10m

Overview

The incredible true story of the greatest walk-on in the history of college football.

Directed by David Hunt
Written by David Hunt
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Top Cast

Christopher Severio

Christopher Severio

Brandon Burlsworth

Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough

Marty Burlsworth

Leslie Easterbrook

Leslie Easterbrook

Barbara

Nick Searcy

Nick Searcy

The Farmer

M.C. Gainey

M.C. Gainey

Coach Ford

Quinton Aaron

Quinton Aaron

Coach Aaron

Michael Parks

Michael Parks

Leo

Fredric Lehne

Fredric Lehne

Coach Bender

Texas Battle

Texas Battle

Anthony Lucas

Wayne Duvall

Wayne Duvall

Pastor Rick

Themes & Keywords

sportsamerican footballbiographybased on true storybrandon burlsworth

About Greater

Greater is a family, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of sports, american football, biography, based on true story, brandon burlsworth. Directed by David Hunt, it stars Christopher Severio, Neal McDonough, Leslie Easterbrook. The incredible true story of the greatest walk-on in the history of college football.

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