| The Greatest Game Ever Played | |
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| Directed by | Bill Paxton |
| Screenplay by | Mark Frost |
| Based on | The Greatest Game Ever Played: A True Story by Mark Frost |
| Produced by | David Blocker Larry Brezner Mark Frost |
| Starring | Shia LaBeouf Stephen Dillane Peter Firth Elias Koteas |
| Cinematography | Shane Hurlbut |
| Edited by | Elliot Graham |
| Music by | Brian Tyler |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million[1] |
| Box office | $15.4 million[1] |
The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 American biographical sports film based on the early life of amateur golf champion Francis Ouimet and his surprise winning of the 1913 U.S. Open. The film was directed by Bill Paxton, and was his last film as a director. Shia LaBeouf plays the role of Ouimet. The film's screenplay was adapted by Mark Frost from his 2002 book, The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf. It was shot in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with the Kanawaki Golf Club,[2] in Kahnawake, Quebec, the site of the golf sequences.
- ^ a b The Greatest Game Ever Played - Box Office Data, Movie News, Cast Information. The Numbers. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
- ^ "About The Kanawaki Golf Club". www.kanawakigolf.com.