| The Legend of Bagger Vance | |
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| Directed by | Robert Redford |
| Screenplay by | Jeremy Leven |
| Based on | The Legend of Bagger Vance 1995 novel by Steven Pressfield |
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| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
| Edited by | Hank Corwin |
| Music by | Rachel Portman |
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| Distributed by | DreamWorks Distribution, LLC (United States and Canada) Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (International) |
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Running time | 126 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million[2] |
| Box office | $39.5 million[2] |
The Legend of Bagger Vance is a 2000 American sports fantasy drama film directed by Robert Redford, and starring Will Smith, Matt Damon, and Charlize Theron. The screenplay by Jeremy Leven is based on Steven Pressfield's 1995 book The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life. The film is set in 1931 Georgia. It was the final film starring Jack Lemmon and Lane Smith.
The plot is loosely based on the Hindu sacred text the Bhagavad Gita. It depicts God, Krishna, tutoring a warrior-hero, Arjuna, played in the film by Smith and Damon. The film was criticized by several African American commentators and reviewers for employing the "Magical Negro" stereotype.[3]
- ^ "The Legend of Bagger Vance". British Board of Film Classification.
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