A Gentleman's Game

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A Gentleman's Game
Directed by J. Mills Goodloe
Screenplay byJ. Mills Goodloe
Tom Coyne
Based onA Gentleman's Game
by Tom Coyne
Produced byKimberly Braswell
Starring Mason Gamble
Dylan Baker
Philip Baker Hall
Gary Sinise
Cinematography Conrad W. Hall
Edited byTia Nolan
Music by Jeff Beal
Distributed by First Look Studios
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Gentleman's Game is a 2002 American sports drama film directed by J. Mills Goodloe and starring Mason Gamble, Dylan Baker, Philip Baker Hall and Gary Sinise. It is based on the novel of the same name by Tom Coyne. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Beall, Joel (11 December 2016). "Revisiting "A Gentleman's Game," the worst golf movie ever made". Golf Digest . Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. Edgington, K; Erskine, Thomas; Welsh, James M. (2011). Encyclopedia of Sports Films. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810876538.page 187
  3. O'Bannon, Teresa; Goldenberg, Marni (2008). Teaching with Movies: Recreation, Sports, Tourism, and Physical Education. Human Kinetics. ISBN   9780736065085.page 50