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The Greatest Game Ever Played ()


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In the 1913 U.S. Open, twenty-year-old Francis Ouimet played golf against his idol, 1900 U.S. Open champion, Englishman Harry Vardon.

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Young Harry Vardon
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Black Top Hatted Man
Armand Laroche ...
Black Top Hatted Man
Peter Hurley ...
Black Top Hatted Man
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Black Top Hatted Man
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Embry Wallis
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Young Francis Ouimet
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Alec Campbell
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Young Sarah Wallis
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Arthur Ouimet
Jamie Merling ...
Young Louise Ouimet
Eugenio Esposito ...
Young Raymond Ouimet
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Mary Ouimet
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Harry Vardon
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Bernard Darwin
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Lord Northcliffe
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Lord Bullock
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Francis Ouimet
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Ted Hastings
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Club Secretary
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Stedman Comstock
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Sarah Wallis
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Phillip Wainwright
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Freddie Wallis
Danette Mackay ...
Mrs. Wallis (as Danette MacKay)
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Billy
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Wilfred Reid
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Ted Ray
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Piano Player
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Frank Hoyt
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Walter Gibbs (as Timothy W. Peper)
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Baritone
Dawn Upshaw ...
Soprano
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Robert Watson
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Assistant Pro
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John McDermott
Pierre Boudreau ...
Northcliffe's Valet
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Eddie Lowery
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Wallis' Butler (as Dennis St-John)
Terry Reid ...
Vernon's Caddy - Tommy
Stephen Spreekmeester ...
Ted's Caddy
Philip Pretten ...
Comstock's Assistant
Patrick Whitebean ...
McDermot's Caddy
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President Taft
Melissa Carter ...
Reid's Escort
Melanie Beaulne ...
Reid's Escort
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Raymond Ouimet (as Jeremy Thibodeau)
Alexina Cowan ...
Louise Ouimet
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Wallis' Chauffeur
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Office Worker
Charles S. Doucet ...
Irish Crew Boss (as Charles Doucet)
Brian Wrench ...
Know-It-All Gallery Member
Nicole Braber ...
Know-It-All Girlfriend
Kyle MacDougall ...
Vardon's Assistant
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Runner
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Bartender
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Gallery Member
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Copy Boy (as James Scavone)
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Man Passing By
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Reporter (as Stephen Wallace Lowe)
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Ragtag Caddie (uncredited)
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US PGA Pro (uncredited)
Dominique Desrochers ...
Golf Pro (uncredited)
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Caddy (uncredited)
Johnny Griffin ...
Jack Lowery (uncredited)
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Tournament Fan on the hill (uncredited)
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US PGA marshal (uncredited)
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Randy (uncredited)
Taryn Wheeler ...
Extra (uncredited)

Directed by

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Bill Paxton

Written by

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Mark Frost ... (book "The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf")
 
Mark Frost ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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David Blocker ... producer
Larry Brezner ... producer
Mark Frost ... producer
David Steinberg ... executive producer

Music by

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Brian Tyler

Cinematography by

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Shane Hurlbut ... director of photography

Editing by

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Elliot Graham

Editorial Department

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Ron Barr ... digital intermediate editor
Phillip J. Bartell ... additional film editor (as Philip Bartell)
Karen M. Boyle-Anastasio ... digital film conformist
Robert Brakey ... additional editor
Jason Dale ... first assistant editor
Nicolae Ilies ... colorist: dailies (as Nico Ilies)
Trent Johnson ... digital film colorist
Kristine McPherson ... first assistant editor
Julia Nessling-Douglas ... digital intermediate producer (as Julia Douglas)
Steve Porter ... digital film colorist
Elizabeth Ross ... editorial production assistant
Kurt Smith ... film color timer
Kam Stocks ... post-production assistant

Casting By

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Mary Gail Artz
Barbara Cohen
Andrea Kenyon

Production Design by

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François Séguin

Art Direction by

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Martin Gendron
Pierre Perrault

Set Decoration by

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Suzanne Cloutier
Anne Gallea
Dominique Gosselin

Costume Design by

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Renée April

Makeup Department

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Chantal Bergeron ... extras hairdresser / hair stylist
Madeleine Bourassa ... extras hairdresser
Marie-France Cardinal ... key extras hairdresser
Sandro Di Gioacchino ... extras hairdresser
Dominique Dupras ... extras hairdresser
Nancy Ferlatte ... extras makeup artist
Christophe Giraud ... key extras makeup artist
Réjean Goderre ... key hair stylist
Linda Gordon ... key extras hairdresser
Melanie Guimont ... extras makeup artist
Alex Lambert ... extras makeup artist
Martin Lapointe ... hair stylist
Catherine Lavoie ... makeup artist
Lorraine Le Compte ... hair stylist (as Lorraine Le Comte)
Julie Mignot ... extras makeup artist
Magali Métivier ... assistant makeup artist
Denis Parent ... hair stylist
Ghislaine Sant ... hair stylist
Micheline Trépanier ... key makeup artist
Christine Larocque ... wig maker (uncredited)

Production Management

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Daniel Auclair ... unit manager
David Blocker ... unit production manager
Manon Bougie ... production manager
Marc-André Goyer ... assistant unit manager
Patrick Legault ... unit manager
Joel T. Pashby ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Fabrice Barrilliet ... third assistant director
Anabelle Berkani ... additional third assistant director
Jesabelle Boileau ... additional third assistant director / third assistant director: second unit
Ariane Côté-Chénier ... additional third assistant director
Buck Deachman ... first assistant director: second unit
Martin Doepner ... additional third assistant director
Anna Ferenczi ... trainee assistant director
Pedro Gandol ... first assistant director (as Pedro B. Gandol)
Carl Kouri ... third assistant director
Roxanna Macedo ... second second assistant director
Jacinthe Noreau ... additional third assistant director
Evelyne Renaud ... additional third assistant director
Dandy Thibaudeau ... second assistant director
Tanya van Blokland ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Frédéric Amblard ... set designer
Eric Bardin ... assistant property master
Claude Beaucage ... set dresser
Cecile Braemer ... art department coordinator
Alain Brochu ... construction coordinator
Rejean Brochu ... construction supervisor
Chris Buchinsky ... storyboard artist
Real Capuano ... scenic technician
Martin D'Arcangeli ... swing
Louis Dandonneau ... set dresser
Katia Kim Depatie ... on-set props assistant
Sylvie Desmarais ... assistant on set props
Marcel Pierre Dussol ... props
Lucie Fournier ... head sculptor: art department
Hugues Gaudreault ... swing gang
Vincent Gingras-Liberali ... set designer
Patrice Jacques ... Prop maker
Michel R. Lambert ... scenic technician
Étienne Lapointe-Proulx ... set property master
Félix Larivière-Charron ... set designer
Raymond Larose ... set designer
Ludovic Poirot ... swing gang
Benoit Robert ... swing gang
Benoit Robitaille ... set dresser
Alex Touikan ... set designer
Lucie Simone Tremblay ... set designer (as Lucie Tremblay)
Annie Verdon ... sculptor-molder

Sound Department

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Julie Altus ... adr recordist
Laura Harris Atkinson ... dialogue editor (as Laura Harris)
Bob Beher ... foley editor
Jean-Philippe Bérubé ... cable puller
Maxime Ferland ... boom operator
David E. Fluhr ... re-recording mixer
Nick Foley ... adr recordist
Patrick J. Foley ... dialogue editor (as Patrick Foley)
Nerses Gezalyan ... foley mixer / sound mixer
Gabriel Guy ... sound recordist
Michael Hertlein ... dialogue editor
Chris Jargo ... adr editor
Doc Kane ... adr mixer
Randy Kelley ... sound effects editor
Kimaree Long ... dialog editor
Christian P. Minkler ... re-recording mixer
Mark Ormandy ... additional sound
Michelle Pazer ... adr editor
Paul D. Poduska ... additional sound (as Paul Poduska)
Katrina Siegmund ... assistant sound editor
David Stanke ... first assistant sound editor
Peter Michael Sullivan ... additional sound
Ted Swanscott ... adr mixer
Jeffrey Wilhoit ... foley artist
Michael D. Wilhoit ... supervising sound editor (as Mike Wilhoit)
Scott Wolf ... sound designer
Dean A. Zupancic ... re-recording mixer
Onofre Ortega ... dubbing mixer (uncredited)
Stephen W. Potter ... stage engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Marc Auclair ... special effects assistant
Yvon Charbonneau ... senior special effects technician
Louis Craig ... mechanical effects supervisor / special effects director
Thierry Craig ... special effects technician
Pierre Côté ... special effects technician
François Dion ... special effects technician
Mario Dumont ... special effects floor supervisor / special effects technician
Bernard Guay ... special effects assistant
Erick Herbert ... special effects technician
André Laforest ... special effects technician
Vincent Marion ... special effects technician
Pierre 'Bill' Rivard ... special effects coordinator (as Pierre Rivard)

Visual Effects by

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Anuj Anand ... digital compositor
Brian Anderson ... lead animator
Ron Barr ... digital opticals
Barb Benoit ... digital compositor
Dennis Berardi ... visual effects supervisor
Kristy Blackwell ... compositor
Kris Brockman ... compositor
Jeff Bruneel ... digital compositor
Cyril Frederick Chu ... digital artist: texture and lighting (as Fred Chu)
Shawney Cohen ... digital artist: texture and lighting (as Sean Cohen)
Rob Del Ciancio ... digital compositor
Bonnie Dickson ... digital compositor
Mike Diltz ... roto artist
Jeremy Dineen ... digital artist: texture and lighting / visual effects animator
Shane Glading ... cgi supervisor
Robert Greb ... digital compositor
Annu Gulati ... digital compositor
Noel Hooper ... additional compositor / digital compositor: Invisible Pictures
Colin Hui ... crowd simulation technical director
Winston Lee ... digital compositor
Jef Lonn ... digital compositor
Brian Lui ... digital compositor
Lisa Marra ... visual effects coordinator
Seth Martiniuk ... compositor
Sarah McMurdo ... visual effects production manager
Daniel Mizuguchi ... animator / digital artist
Mike Mulock ... animator (as Michael Mulock)
Andrew Nguyen ... matte painter
Aaron Pozzer ... digital artist: texture and lighting
Matt Ralph ... animator / digital effects artist
Darcy Reno ... senior systems administrator (as Darcy Bangsund)
Eric J. Robertson ... visual effects executive producer: Mr. X Inc.
Chris Ross ... digital effects scanning
Geoff D.E. Scott ... digital artist: texture and lighting (as Geoff Scott)
Scott Shapiro ... visual effects producer
Dev Singh ... visual effects coordinator
Karl Sisson ... CG artist / animator / previz artist
Joel Skeete ... additional compositor
Mark Stepanek ... digital artist: texture and lighting
Michael Stewart ... digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Tamara Stone ... digital compositor
Derek Sunderland ... pre-visualization animator
Brad Sutton ... digital restoration
Wilson Tang ... digital restoration
Brendan Taylor ... visual effects coordinator
Hoa Tran ... digital artist: texture and lighting
Mark Tureski ... film scanning and recording
Allan Walker ... matte artist
Aaron Weintraub ... compositing supervisor
Fiona Campbell Westgate ... visual effects producer
Colin Withers ... senior technical supervisor: Mr. X Inc
Kyle Yoneda ... effects animator
David Yrisarri ... visual effects producer

Stunts

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Marcello Bezina ... stunts
Stéphane Byl ... stunts
Alain Bérard ... stunts
Alexandre Cadieux ... stunts (as Alex Cadieux)
Dominique Charete ... stunts
Mike Chute ... stunts
Marc Désourdy ... stunt coordinator
Ben Gauthier ... stunts
François Gauthier ... stunts (as Frank Gauthier)
Jere Gillis ... stunts
Patrick Kerton ... stunts
Héléna Laliberté ... stunt performer / stunts
André Laperrière ... stunts
Karine Lemieux ... stunts
David McKeown ... stunts (as Dave McKeown)
Maxime Vallée-Désourdy ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eric Aubin ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Alain Bisson Doyal ... best boy grip: second unit
Richard Boucher ... crane operator: technocrane / dolly grip
Roch Boucher ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Stephen S. Campanelli ... camera operator
Jean-François Dasylva-LaRue ... lighting technician
Audrey David ... loader
Roberto De Angelis ... camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
David Desgroseillers ... electrician
David Dinel ... best boy grip
Yves Drapeau ... first assistant camera
Sylvain Dupuis ... second assistant camera: additional
Thierry Fargeau ... assistant camera
Gilles Fortier ... key rigging gaffer
Jacob Fortier ... best boy rigging gaffer
Julie Garceau ... video assist operator
Dan Goyens ... lighting technician
John John Harris ... daily electrician
Robert Lapierre Jr. ... grip
Patrice Lapointe ... dolly grip
Stéphane Leblanc ... gaffer: second unit
Eric Lefèbvre ... rigging electrician
Marc Lemieux ... camera trainee
John Lewin ... gaffer
Alfonso Maiorana ... "b" camera operator: main unit
Nicolas Marion ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Frederic Martin ... dimmer board operator
Alain Masse ... key grip
Nicolas Mignot ... grip
Jeff Nichol ... key grip: second unit
Mathieu Price ... grip
Jean-François Roesler ... grip
Jeff Scott ... best boy electric
Robert Stecko ... camera operator: "b" camera
Bert Tougas ... director of photography: second unit
Paul Viau ... lighting technician/best boy
Martine Vincent ... grip
Jonathan Wenk ... still photographer

Animation Department

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Brian Anderson ... senior animator

Casting Department

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Yanick Bousquet ... casting assistant
Farrah Fox-Collis ... casting associate
Sandy Holt ... adr voice casting
Gabriel Lavina ... extras casting supervisor: on-set
Mia Levinson ... casting associate
Shawn Roberts ... casting assistant
Randi Wells ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Julie Amyot ... dresser
Jennifer Anderson ... costume assistant
Henri Aubertin ... set costumer
Sophie Beasse ... key dresser
Colin Campbell ... hat maker
Martine Gagnon ... assistant costume designer
Caroline Poirier ... wardrobe mistress
Brunhilde Pradier ... dresser

Location Management

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Christian Biron ... assistant location manager
Josée Francis ... assistant location manager
Elza Kephart ... locations department assistant
Liam Kiernan ... assistant location manager
Michel Léonard ... assistant location manager
Benoît Mathieu ... location manager
Michèle St-Arnaud ... key location manager

Music Department

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Marcia Crayford ... orchestra leader
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Brian Dixon ... assistant music engineer
Robert Elhai ... orchestrator
Richard Ford ... music editor: temp score
Tom Hardisty ... assistant music engineer
Roger Hewett ... sideline musician contractor
Oliver Hug ... assistant temp music editor
Joel Iwataki ... score mixer / score recordist
Andrew Kinney ... orchestrator
Gary L. Krause ... music editor: score
Mitchell Leib ... executive in charge of music
Joe Lisanti ... music editor: score
Joseph Magee ... music recordist: production music / production music mixer
Darrin McCann ... musician: viola
Dana Niu ... orchestrator
Peter Rotter ... orchestra contractor
Adam Milo Smalley ... music editor (as Adam Smalley)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute
Brian Tyler ... conductor
Brad Warnaar ... orchestrator
Don Welty ... music business and legal affairs
Monica Zierhut ... music supervisor
Alan Kaplan ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Booker White ... music preparation (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Rick Cranford ... script coordinator
Marjorie Hamel ... assistant script supervisor / script supervisor: second unit
Kimi Webber ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Maxime Bérubé ... driver
Julie Marion ... driver
André Michaud ... driver
Luc Paradis ... cast driver
Daniel Ross ... transportation coordinator
Andrée Roy ... driver
Manon Rufer ... driver
Jerome Wheeler ... driver production assistant

Additional Crew

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Guillaume Beaudoin-Aubin ... production assistant
Melanie Bergeron ... key medic
Sandra Butterworth ... dialect coach
Jennifer Bydwell ... research and clearance
Jean-Philippe Collin ... stand-in
Yves Desjardins ... travel coordinator
Ida Durand ... production coordinator
Eric Fitzgerald ... title designer / title montage
Jocelyne Gagné ... key second asst accountant
John Gaskin ... production auditor
The Godding Brothers ... production assistant
Marc Godding ... production assistant
Jean-Francois Hall ... figurant / production assistant
Brandon Hollyer ... assistant post-production accountant
Tom Huckabee ... executive consultant
Raphaël Hébert ... production assistant
Eva Jensen ... studio teacher
Charles Jodoin-Keaton ... assistant: Larry Brezner
Don Jordan ... dance coach
Jean-Patrick Joseph ... special equipment supplier
Nutan Khanna ... assistant: David Blocker
Silvy Kim ... second assistant accountant
Erin Lander ... adr loop group
Bernard Landry ... animal handler
Steve Leblanc ... truck production assistant
Cara Leibovitz ... unit publicist
Stephanie Michaud ... receptionist
Julie Mongeau ... assistant: Mark Frost
Melanie Morin ... extras payroll
Hélène Muller ... production coordinator (as Helene Muller) / production coordinator
Samantha Porteous ... assistant: Bill Paxton
France Raymond ... stand-in: Marnie Mc Phail
Jason Reed ... production executive
Mick Reinman ... title artist: main titles
Deborah Ricketts ... footage researcher: film and stills
Christine Ryan ... assistant to director
Tyler Brody Stein ... photo double: Eddy Lowery
David Darrell Storey ... pilot
Sophie Tessier ... production assistant
Mike Townshend ... additional title animator: titles / title designer: main titles
Rick Clifford ... technical consultant (uncredited)
Chris McCracken ... assitant: Larry Brezner (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Near the turn of the twentieth century, young Harry Vardon becomes a champion golfer but learns that his amazing skill is no match for the class boundaries that exclude him from "gentlemanly" English society. A dozen years later, a young American, Francis Ouimet, fights against the same prejudice, as well as his own father's disdain, for a chance to participate in the U.S. Open against his idol -- Harry Vardon. The struggles of both men for acceptance provides the background for an amazing contest of skills. Written by Jim Beaver

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Also Known As
  • Un parcours de légende (Canada, French title)
  • Un parcours de légende (France)
  • Das größte Spiel seines Lebens (Germany)
  • Juego de honor (Spain)
  • O Melhor Jogo da História (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 120 min
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Budget $26,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $3,657,322, 02 Oct 2005

Did You Know?

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Trivia Filmed at the Kanawaki Golf Club outside Montreal, Quebec. The producers had the white clubhouse painted yellow for the film. Members liked the change so much they kept the color after filming. See more »
Goofs During the playoff, Harry Vardon's ball blocks Francis Ouimet's ball's path on the green, a play called a "stymie." That only applied to singles match play. The playoff for the 1913 US Open was medal (stroke) play, and the stymie rule would not have applied. The USGA eliminated that rule in 1952. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Into the Blue/Serenity/The Greatest Game Ever Played/Mirrormask/Capote/The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio (2005). See more »
Soundtracks You Made Me Love You See more »
Quotes Eddie Lowery: Easy peasy lemon squeasy.
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