The Greatest Game Ever Played

Cast: Justin Ashforth, Luke Askew, George Asprey, Jackie Burroughs, Marc James Beauchamp, Melissa Carter, Len Cariou, Peter Firth, Stephen Dillane, Max Kasch, Josh Flitter, Elias Koteas, Matthew Knight, Peyton List, Shia LaBeouf, Marnie McPhail, Stephen Marcus

Director: Bill Paxton

Rating: PG

Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

Release date: September 30th, 2005

Synopsis:

An amateur player from a working class family, Francis Ouimet - played by Shia LeBeouf ("Holes") - shocked the golf world when at the 1913 U.S. Open, flanked by his 10-year-old caddie, he defeated his idol, the defending British champion Harry Vardon - played by 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.

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