The Phantom of the Open

1h 46min

Drama

Comedy

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.

Production Companies

BBC Film

Baby Cow Productions

BFI

Ingenious Media

Water & Power Productions

Cornerstone Films

Cast

Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance

Maurice Flitcroft
Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins

Jean Flitcroft
Jonah Lees

Jonah Lees

James Flitcroft
Christian Lees

Christian Lees

Gene Flitcroft
Jake Davies

Jake Davies

Michael Flitcroft
Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Keith Mackenzie
Ash Tandon

Ash Tandon

Lloyd Donovan
Ian Porter

Ian Porter

Dick Nelson
Nigel Betts

Nigel Betts

Tony Marsh
Simon Farnaby

Simon Farnaby

Laurent Lambert
Steve Oram

Steve Oram

Gerald Hopkins
Neil Edmond

Neil Edmond

Bruce Atkins
Ian Mansfield

Ian Mansfield

Greenkeeper
Tim Steed

Tim Steed

John Pegg
Mark Bosch

Mark Bosch

Seve Ballesteros
Tommy Fallon

Tommy Fallon

Young Maurice
David Mara

David Mara

Genial Father
Austin Griffin

Austin Griffin

Young Mike
Graeme Hawley

Graeme Hawley

Rory Thomson (TV Bright)
James Flitcroft

James Flitcroft

Drunk Man 1
John McGrellis

John McGrellis

Drunk Man 2
David Ahmad

David Ahmad

Journalist 1
Michael Dobby

Michael Dobby

Journalist 2
Bianca Tranter

Bianca Tranter

Mike’s Secretary
Anthony J. Abraham

Anthony J. Abraham

Young Golfer
Michael McKenna

Michael McKenna

Barman Dan
Maurice Flitcroft

Maurice Flitcroft

Self (archive Footage)
Mike Capozzola

Mike Capozzola

Terry Moore
Holly Barnard

Holly Barnard

Debbie Moore (uncredited)

Release date

18th Mar 2022

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English