United Kingdom / Oct 12, 2021 / London Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rhys Ifans | Keith Mackenzie |
| Ash Tandon | Lloyd Donovan |
| Ian Porter | Dick Nelson |
| Nigel Betts | Tony Marsh |
| Afsaneh Dehrouyeh | Josie |
| Simon Farnaby | Laurent Lambert |
| Steve Oram | Gerald Hopkins |
| Neil Edmond | Bruce Atkins |
| Tim Berrington | Golfer 1 |
| Terence Booth | Golfer 2 |
| Ian Mansfield | Greenkeeper |
| Amy Alexander | Jenny |
| Tim Steed | John Pegg |
| Mark Bosch | Seve Ballesteros |
| Ebenezer Eben-Spiff | Jim Howard |
| Tommy Fallon | Young Maurice |
| David Mara | Genial Father |
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| Austin Griffin | Young Mike |
| Graeme Hawley | Rory Thomson (TV Bright) |
| James Flitcroft | Drunk Man 1 |
| John McGrellis | Drunk Man 2 |
| Natsumi Kuroda | Naoko |
| Dai Tabuchi | Akira |
| Sadao Ueda | Kenji |
| David Ahmad | Journalist 1 |
| Michael Dobby | Journalist 2 |
| Orla Cottingham | Pam |
| Bianca Tranter | Mike’s Secretary |
| Anthony J. Abraham | Young Golfer |
| Michael McKenna | Barman Dan |
| Maurice Flitcroft | Self (archive Footage) |
| Mike Capozzola | Terry Moore |
| Holly Barnard | Debbie Moore (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Phantom of the Open |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BBC Film, Baby Cow Productions, BFI, Ingenious Media, Water & Power Productions, Cornerstone Films |
| Release date | 18 marzo 2022 |
| Executive producer | Mark Rylance, Simon Farnaby, Craig Roberts, Mark Gooder, Alison Thompson, Peter Touche, Christelle Conan, Mary Burke, Emma Duffy, Rose Garnett, Christine Langan, James Swarbrick |
| Production | Kate Glover, Nichola Martin, Tom Miller |
| Writer | Simon Farnaby, Scott Murray |
| Casting | Shaheen Baig |
| Editing | Jonathan Amos |
| Cinematography | Kit Fraser |
| Assistant directors | Craig Roberts |
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| Camera operators | Kit Fraser |
| Additional photography | Kit Fraser |
| Production design | Sarah Finlay, Bill Brown, Cathy Featherstone |
| Art direction | Bill Brown, Sarah Finlay, Cathy Featherstone |
| Set decoration | Cathy Featherstone, Sarah Finlay, Bill Brown |
| Music | Isobel Waller-Bridge, Jamie Talbutt, Shane Tremlin, Nathan Palmer |
| Sound | Isobel Waller-Bridge, Jamie Talbutt, Shane Tremlin, Nathan Palmer |
| Costume design | Sian Jenkins, Gemma Hoff, Lucy Keel, Tara McDonald, Lydia Noble, Laura Odette Phipps, Sarah Spears, Chris Lyons |
| Makeup | Gemma Hoff, Lucy Keel, Tara McDonald, Lydia Noble, Laura Odette Phipps, Sarah Spears, Sian Jenkins, Chris Lyons |
| Hairstyling | Sian Jenkins, Gemma Hoff, Lucy Keel, Tara McDonald, Lydia Noble, Laura Odette Phipps, Sarah Spears, Chris Lyons |
Release dates
Premiere
Denmark / Oct 15, 2022 / A
Limited release
United States / Jun 03, 2022 / PG-13 / New York City, NY; Los Angeles, CA
Puerto Rico / Jun 23, 2022 / PG-13
Theatrical release
Norway / Mar 18, 2022 / 6
Sweden / Mar 18, 2022 / 7
United Kingdom / Mar 18, 2022 / 12A
Australia / Jul 14, 2022 / M
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Germany / Jul 14, 2022 / 12
Denmark / Oct 15, 2022 / A
Spain / Nov 18, 2022
Digital
Portugal / Mar 18, 2022 / M/12
Hungary / Sep 12, 2022 / 12 / TVOD
New Zealand / Jan 01, 2023 / M
South Korea / Jun 14, 2023 / 15
TV
Portugal / Mar 18, 2022 / M/12
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