The Phantom of the Open

The Phantom of the Open

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | March 18, 2022

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.

The Phantom of the Open

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | March 18, 2022

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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers BBC Films, Ingenious Media, Baby Cow Productions, British Film Institute, Water & Power Productions
Original title The Phantom of the Open
Directors Craig Roberts
Writers Scott Murray, Simon Farnaby

Cast

Mark Rylance

as Maurice Flitcroft

Sally Hawkins

as Jean Flitcroft

Rhys Ifans

as Keith Mackenzie

Simon Farnaby

as Laurent Lambert

Mark Lewis Jones

as Cliff

Jonah Lees

as James Flitcroft

Christian Lees

as Gene Flitcroft

Ash Tandon

as Lloyd Donovan

Ian Porter

as Dick Nelson

Jake Davies

as Michael Flitcroft

Johann Myers

as Willie

Nigel Betts

as Tony Marsh

Steve Oram

as Gerald Hopkins

Neil Edmond

as Bruce Atkins

Tim Berrington

as Golfer 1

Terence Booth

as Golfer 2

Ian Mansfield

as Greenkeeper

Amy Alexander

as Jenny

Tim Steed

as John Pegg

Mark Bosch

as Seve Ballesteros

Ebenezer Eben-Spiff

as Jim Howard

Tommy Fallon

as Young Maurice

David Mara

as Genial Father

Austin Griffin

as Young Mike

Graeme Hawley

as Rory Thomson (TV Bright)

James Flitcroft

as Drunk Man 1

John McGrellis

as Drunk Man 2

Natsumi Kuroda

as Naoko

Dai Tabuchi

as Akira

Sadao Ueda

as Kenji

David Ahmad

as Journalist 1

Michael Dobby

as Journalist 2

Bianca Tranter

as Mike’s Secretary

Anthony J. Abraham

as Young Golfer

Michael McKenna

as Barman Dan

Maurice Flitcroft

as Self (Archival Footage)

Mike Capozzola

as Terry Moore