The Halfback of Notre Dame

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The Halfback of Notre Dame

"A story about football, love and letting your heart go into overtime."

1996

1h 33m

5.2(5 votes)

TV Movie

Drama

Romance

Overview

A high school halfback must choose between the gridiron dreams of his football coach father, and his own dream of becoming a musician.

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Gabriel Hogan

Crazy

Emmanuelle Vaugier

Esmerelda

Allen Cutler

Archie

Scott Hylands

Coach Les Modeau

Sandra Nelson

Françoise Martin

Howard Dell

Coach Dell

Laura Harris

Jill Volsner

Nicole Parker

Darla

Creative team

Directed by: René Bonnière
Written by: Richard Clark
J. Michael McClary
Produced by: Larry Sugar

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