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The Phantom of the Open

Tuesday, 19th September,
7.30pm at The Village Institute

This tells the heart-warming, 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.

Runtime: 1hr 46mins

Rating: PG-13 (Some strong language / Smoking)

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Embsay With Eastby Film Club