The Phantom of the Open poster
Director Craig Roberts
Screenplay Simon Farnaby
Writer Simon Farnaby, Scott Murray

The Phantom of the Open

Tagline: Every dreamer deserves a shot.

Release Date: 2022-03-18

Duration: 106 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Sally Hawkins
    Jean Flitcroft
  • Rhys Ifans
    Keith Mackenzie
  • Johann Myers
    Willie
  • Mark Rylance
    Maurice Flitcroft
  • Nigel Betts
    Tony Marsh
  • Mark Lewis Jones
    Cliff
  • Steve Oram
    Gerald Hopkins
  • Neil Edmond
    Bruce Atkins
  • Graeme Hawley
    Rory Thomson (TV Bright)
  • Simon Farnaby
    Laurent Lambert