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The Greatest Game Ever Played

Date de Sortie: vendredi 30 septembre 2005
Genre: Drame

Réalisateur: Bill Paxton
Producteur: David Blocker, Larry Brezner, Mark Frost
Scénario: Mark Frost
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Durée: 120 min.

Résumé:

An amateur player from a working class family, Francis Ouimet (Shia LaBeouf) goes all the way to the 1913 U.S. Open, flanked by his 10-year-old caddie, to play against his idol, the defending British champion Harry Vardon (Stephen Dillane). An unlikely match-up - "the ingénue versus the seasoned champ" - theirs was the greatest match the sport had ever known. Caught between a world of hardship and a beckoning life of privilege, Francis needed to prove his unfailing will and ability to make it to the tournament.

Canadian Connection: Partly filmed in Montreal, Quebec. Several actors are Canadian, including Elias Koteas and Jackie Burroughs.