The Phantom of the Open

Mar 18, 2022

1h 46m

★ 6.7

Every dreamer deserves a shot.

Overview

Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

BBC Film

Baby Cow Productions

BFI

Ingenious Media

Water & Power Productions

Cornerstone Films

The Phantom of the Open Trailers

Cast

Maurice Flitcroft

Mark Rylance

Jean Flitcroft

Sally Hawkins

James Flitcroft

Jonah Lees

Gene Flitcroft

Christian Lees

Michael Flitcroft

Jake Davies

Cliff

Mark Lewis Jones

Willie

Johann Myers

Keith Mackenzie

Rhys Ifans

Lloyd Donovan

Ash Tandon

Dick Nelson

Ian Porter

Tony Marsh

Nigel Betts

Josie

Afsaneh Dehrouyeh

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