Sportfilm
Hoosiers
Spielfilm
USA/GB 1986
Ohne Altersbeschränkung
115 Min. (114 Min.)
Der im Provinznest Hickory, Indiana, mit Vorurteilen empfangene neue Sportlehrer ist ein Kriegsveteran. Er führt nach hartem Training das kleine Basketball-Team seiner Schule zum großen Sieg.
Nominiert für zwei Oscars© Nominiert für einen Golden Globe On an October morning in 1951, Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) drives through the Indiana countryside. In the afternoon he arrives in the small rural town of Hickory and enters the high school. He notices, on a shelf in the hall, basketball trophies won in previous years. As the bell rings to end the school day, he encounters teacher Myra Fleener (Barbara Hershey). She realizes that Norman must be the new basketball coach and teacher of history and civics. She directs him to the office of principal Cletus Summers (Sheb Wooley), where the two men recall how they met many years ago at Buffalo State Teachers College. They had lost touch until recently, when Cletus tracked down Norman and asked him to come coach at Hickory. When Norman thanks Cletus for the opportunity, Cletus interrupts and says, "Your slate's clean here." They proceed to the gym, where student Jimmy Chitwood (Maris Valainis) is shooting baskets. Cletus introduces Norman, but Jimmy ignores the new coach and keeps shooting. Das Team der Hoosiers ist eine Highschool-Mannschaft aus Indiana zu Beginn der 50er Jahre. Allen Gegnern rettungslos unterlegen setzt das Team seine letzten Hoffnungen auf Trainer Norman Dale. Doch auch für den Coach sind die Hoosiers die letzte Chance. Nur wenn sie Erfolg haben, kann er hoffen, die dunklen Flecken aus seiner Vergangenheit vergessen zu machen. Und das Unwahrscheinliche geschieht...
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Mitwirkende
Gene Hackman
Norman Dale
Barbara Hershey
Myra Fleener
Dennis Hopper
Shooter Fletch
Sheb Wooley
Cletus Summers
Fern Persons
Opal Fleener
Chelcie Ross
George
Robert Swan
Rollin Butcher
Michael O'Guinne
Rooster
Wil Dewitt
Reverenf Doty
John Robert Thompson
Sheriff Finley
Michael Sassone
Preacher Purl
Gloria Dorson
Millie
Mike Dalzell
Mayor Carl
Skip Welker
Junior
Eric Gilliom
J. June
Robert Boyle
Referee (Oolitic)
Jerry D. Petro
Referee - Oolitic Game
Sam Smiley
Referee - Cedar Knob Game
Tom McConnell
Coach - Cedar Knob
Dennis Farkas
Gorilla Player - Cedar Knob
Tim Fogarty
Referee - Verdi Game
Spyridon Stratigos
Referee - Loogootee Game
Ken Strunk
Referee - Dugger Game
Jerry D. Larrison
Referee - Terhune Game
Thomas W. Marshall
Referee - Terhune Game
Gary Long
Coach - Jasper
C.W. Mundy
Coach - Jasper
Jeff Moster
Player - Jasper
Ralph H. Shively
Doc Buggins
Rich Komenich
Reporter
Scott Miley
Reporter
Robert Sutton
Reporter
Ray Crowe
Coach - State
Ray Craft
Official - Finals
Tom Carnegie
Finals P.A. Announcer
Hilliard Gates
Radio Announcer - Finals
Laura Robling
Hickory Cheerleader
Nancy Harris
Hickory Cheerleader
Libbey Schenck
Hickory Cheerleader
Brad Boyle
Whit Butcher
David Anspaugh
Regie
Angelo Pizzo
written by
Fred Murphy
Kamera
Jerry Goldsmith
Musik
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