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The Phantom of the Open

Directed by Craig Roberts
United Kingdom
2021
106 mins

The Phantom of the Open tells the heartwarming true story of Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist. This humble crane operator from Barrow-in-Furness managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976, despite never playing a round of golf before.

He shot the worst round in Open history and drew the ire of the golfing elite, but became a folk hero in the process and, more importantly, showed his family the importance of pursuing your dreams.

  • Year
    2021
  • Country
    United Kingdom
  • Language
    English
  • Premiere Status
    US Premiere
  • Director
    Craig Roberts
  • Cast
    Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans, Jake Davies, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Mark Lewis Jones, Johann Myers, Ash Tandon, Tim Steed, Steve Oram
  • Writer
    Simon Farnaby
  • Cinematographer
    Kit Fraser
  • Editor
    Jonathan Amos
  • Genre
    Comedy, Drama, Feel-Good, Biography
  • Theme
    Drama

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