Movie
The Phantom of the Open
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2022-03-18
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC Film, Baby Cow Productions, BFI, Ingenious Media, Water & Power Productions, Cornerstone Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mark Rylance as Maurice Flitcroft
- Sally Hawkins as Jean Flitcroft
- Jonah Lees as James Flitcroft
- Christian Lees as Gene Flitcroft
- Jake Davies as Michael Flitcroft
- Mark Lewis Jones as Cliff
- Johann Myers as Willie
- Rhys Ifans as Keith Mackenzie
- Ash Tandon as Lloyd Donovan
- Ian Porter as Dick Nelson
- Nigel Betts as Tony Marsh
- Afsaneh Dehrouyeh as Josie
Crew
- Craig Roberts - Director
- Scott Murray - Writer
- Simon Farnaby - Writer
- Simon Farnaby - Screenplay
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