The Phantom of the Open

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The Phantom of the Open is a British comedy-drama film based on the true story of Maurice Flitcroft, an amateur golfer who bluffed his way into the British Open.

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instanceOf British comedy-drama film
film
basedOn The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, The World’s Worst Golfer
true story of Maurice Flitcroft
character Gene Flitcroft
James Flitcroft
linked to: Gene Flitcroft

Jean Flitcroft
Maurice Flitcroft
Mike Flitcroft
cinematographyBy Kit Fraser
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Craig Roberts
distributor Entertainment One
Sony Pictures Classics
editedBy Jonathan Amos
follows life of Maurice Flitcroft
genre comedy-drama film
sports film
mainSubject Maurice Flitcroft
musicBy Isobel Waller-Bridge
narrativeFocus amateur golfer entering the British Open
originalLanguage English
portrays British Open Championship
professional golf
producer Kate Glover
Nicholas Gonda
linked to: Nicolas Gonda

Tom Miller
productionCompany Baby Cow Productions
Ingenious Media
Water & Power Productions
releaseYear 2021
runtimeMinutes 106
screenwriter Simon Farnaby
setInLocation England
setInPeriod 1970s
1980s
stars Christian Lees
Jake Davies
Jonah Lees
Mark Rylance
Rhys Ifans
Sally Hawkins
theatricalReleaseCountry United Kingdom
theatricalReleaseYear 2022
theme perseverance
pursuit of dreams
underdog story
worldPremiereAt BFI London Film Festival
worldPremiereYear 2021

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Simon Farnaby notableWork The Phantom of the Open
The Phantom of the Open basedOn The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, The World’s Worst Golfer
linked to: The Phantom of the Open
The Phantom of the Open basedOn The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, The World’s Worst Golfer
subject linked to: The Phantom of the Open (film)
linked to: The Phantom of the Open