The Greatest Game Ever Played DVD
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play.
The story is based on a real-life event, the 1913 U.S. Open golf championship, at which two equally sympathetic young men, both of whom grew up economically and socially disadvantaged, go club to club in one of the most exciting and dramatic athletic events of the early 20th century.
Though British star Harry Vardon (Stephen Dillane) and the young American prodigy Francis Ouimet (Shia LaBoeuf) hail from opposite sides of the Atlantic, the struggles that the two young golfers have had to overcome are markedly similar; both grew up in hard-scrabble, working-class homes that happened to be adjacent to golf courses, and both were preternaturally disposed to the game. In addition, both must defy the disdain of the golfing gentry….
- Actors James Paxton, Luke Askew, Elias Koteas, Marnie McPhail, Stephen Dillane, Shia LaBeouf & Nicolas Wright
- Director Bill Paxton
- Certificate PG
- Year 2005
- Languages English
- Duration 1 hour and 56 minutes (approx)
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