The Phantom of the Open
Craig Roberts2022-03-18
Every dreamer deserves a shot.
6.7
106 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Mark Rylance | Maurice Flitcroft | Zac E. Chan |
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Sally Hawkins | Jean Flitcroft | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Jonah Lees | James Flitcroft | Unowned |
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Christian Lees | Gene Flitcroft | Unowned |
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Jake Davies | Michael Flitcroft | Unowned |
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Mark Lewis Jones | Cliff | Unowned |
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Johann Myers | Willie | Unowned |
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Rhys Ifans | Keith Mackenzie | Unowned |
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Ash Tandon | Lloyd Donovan | Unowned |
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Ian Porter | Dick Nelson | Unowned |
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Nigel Betts | Tony Marsh | Unowned |
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Afsaneh Dehrouyeh | Josie | Unowned |
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Simon Farnaby | Laurent Lambert | Unowned |
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Steve Oram | Gerald Hopkins | Unowned |
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Neil Edmond | Bruce Atkins | Unowned |
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Tim Berrington | Golfer 1 | Unowned |
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Terence Booth | Golfer 2 | Unowned |
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Ian Mansfield | Greenkeeper | Unowned |
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Amy Alexander | Jenny | Unowned |
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Tim Steed | John Pegg | Unowned |
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Mark Bosch | Seve Ballesteros | Unowned |
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Ebenezer Eben-Spiff | Jim Howard | Unowned |
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Tommy Fallon | Young Maurice | Unowned |
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David Mara | Genial Father | Unowned |
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Austin Griffin | Young Mike | Unowned |
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Graeme Hawley | Rory Thomson (TV Bright) | Unowned |
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James Flitcroft | Drunk Man 1 | Unowned |
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John McGrellis | Drunk Man 2 | Unowned |
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Natsumi Kuroda | Naoko | Unowned |
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Dai Tabuchi | Akira | Unowned |
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Sadao Ueda | Kenji | Unowned |
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David Ahmad | Journalist 1 | Unowned |
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Michael Dobby | Journalist 2 | Unowned |
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Orla Cottingham | Pam | Unowned |
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Bianca Tranter | Mike’s Secretary | Unowned |
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Anthony J. Abraham | Young Golfer | Unowned |
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Michael McKenna | Barman Dan | Unowned |
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Maurice Flitcroft | Self (archive Footage) | Unowned |
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Mike Capozzola | Terry Moore | Unowned |
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Holly Barnard | Debbie Moore (uncredited) | Unowned |