The Phantom of the Open

6.722

106 minutes

3/18/2022

Overview

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 List

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