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The Phantom of the Open
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.
2022 · Directed by Craig Roberts · 106 min · Drama · Comedy · 9 frames
Tagline
Every dreamer deserves a shot.
Crew
- Screenplay: Simon Farnaby
- Written by: Scott Murray, Simon Farnaby
- Cinematography: Kit Fraser
- Edited by: Jonathan Amos
- Music: Isobel Waller-Bridge
- Production design: Sarah Finlay
- Produced by: Tom Miller, Nichola Martin, Kate Glover
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
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Studios: BBC Film, Baby Cow Productions, BFI, Ingenious Media
- Themes: underdog, northern england, based on novel or book, sports, 1970s, golf, biography, based on true story, twins, shipyard
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