The Phantom of the Open
PG-13“Every dreamer deserves a shot.”
2022·106 min·Released
Studio: BBC Film, BFI, Baby Cow Productions, Cornerstone Films, Ingenious Media, Water & Power Productions
6.8TMDb
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Theatrical Mar 18, 2022
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UK · English · Foreign
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.
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DirectorCraig Roberts
WriterScott Murray, Simon Farnaby
Cast
Mark Rylance
Maurice Flitcroft
Sally Hawkins
Jean Flitcroft
Jonah Lees
James Flitcroft
Christian Lees
Gene Flitcroft
Jake Davies
Michael Flitcroft
Mark Lewis Jones
Cliff
Johann Myers
Willie
Rhys Ifans
Keith Mackenzie
Ash Tandon
Lloyd Donovan
Ian Porter
Dick Nelson
Nigel Betts
Tony Marsh
Afsaneh Dehrouyeh
Josie
Simon Farnaby
Laurent Lambert
Steve Oram
Gerald Hopkins
Neil Edmond
Bruce Atkins
Tim Berrington
Golfer 1
Terence Booth
Golfer 2
Ian Mansfield
Greenkeeper
Amy Alexander
Jenny
Tim Steed
John Pegg
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Keywords
underdognorthern englandbased on novel or booksports1970sgolfbiographybased on true storytwinsshipyardlocal legendcumbriabarrow-in-furness
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