Synopsis
The Swedish Björn Borg and the American John McEnroe, the best tennis players in the world, maintain a legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament.
Key facts
Cast
Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny, Leo Borg, Marcus Mossberg, Jackson Gann, Scott Arthur
Original language
English
First release
September 8, 2017 (Norway)
Production companies
SF Studios
Awards
Film d'essai
Setting
London
Crew
Screenplay
Ronnie Sandahl
Producer
Fredrik Wikström, Jon Nohrstedt
Cinematography
Niels Thastum
Editing
Per K. Kirkegaard, Per Sandholt
Music
Carl-Johan Sevedag, Jon Ekstrand, Jonas Struck, Vladislav Delay
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- European Film Awards 2018 generic - People's Choice nominee
- Hong Kong International Film Festival 2018 generic - New Danish Cinema
- Camerimage 2017 generic - Directors' Debuts Competition ★ Best Directorial Debut
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 2017 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2017 generic
- Vancouver International Film Festival 2017 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Norway | September 8, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | September 8, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | September 14, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | September 21, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Chile | September 21, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Colombia | September 21, 2017 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | September 22, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | September 22, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | September 22, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Croatia | September 28, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Romania | September 29, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Georgia | October 5, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | October 5, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | October 5, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Russia | October 5, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | October 12, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Ukraine | October 12, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Austria | October 13, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Finland | October 13, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Germany | October 19, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | October 21, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Poland | October 27, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Estonia | November 3, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | November 8, 2017 |
| Theatrical | France | November 8, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | November 9, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Italy | November 9, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Australia | November 16, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | November 23, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Latvia | December 1, 2017 |
| Theatrical | New Zealand | December 7, 2017 |
| Theatrical | India | December 8, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Lithuania | January 12, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Bulgaria | January 19, 2018 |
| Theatrical | KW | March 8, 2018 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 13, 2018 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | May 10, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Spain | May 18, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | June 8, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Greece | August 23, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Japan | August 31, 2018 |
| Television | Portugal | March 20, 2021 |
| Classification | Germany | 0 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Sweden | January 15, 2018 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | January 22, 2018 |
| Home video | Netherlands | February 14, 2018 |
Full credits
| Director | Janus Metz |
| Cast | Sverrir Gudnason (Björn Borg), Shia LaBeouf (John McEnroe), Stellan Skarsgård (Lennart Bergelin), Tuva Novotny (Mariana Simionescu), Leo Borg (Younger Björn Borg), Marcus Mossberg (Young Björn Borg), Jackson Gann (Young John McEnroe), Scott Arthur (Peter Fleming), Ian Blackman (John McEnroe Senior), Robert Emms (Vitas Gerulaitis), David Bamber (UK Commentator George Barnes), Jane Perry (Kay McEnroe), Roy McCrerey (Björn Borg's Agent #2), Björn Granath (Bengt Grive), Tom Datnow (Jimmy Connors), Colin Stinton (Talk Show Host), Janis Ahern (Psychologist), Bob Boudreaux (Mr. Henderson), Wille Glyt (National Teamplayer #2), Anders Berg (Södertälje Tennis Coach), Iva Šindelková (Borg's fan (uncredited)), Zuzana Geislerová, Jamie Marshall (British Commentator), Ben Bradshaw (Umpire Wimbledon Final), Mats Blomgren (Rune Borg), Julia Marko-Nord (Margareta Borg), Demetri Goritsas (Björn Borg's agent #1), Jason Forbes (Arthur Ashe), Claes Ljungmark (Mats Hasselqvist), Dag Malmberg (chairman Södertälje), James Sobol Kelly (Phil, John's agent), Thomas Hedengran (Lennart Hyland), Jean Claude Okou (Tabac owner), Felix Engström (tennis coach Stockholm), Annika Ryberg Whittembury (Argentine tv reporter), Inger Järpedal (Mrs. Henderson), David Bowles (french commentator), Richard Drazny (american commentator Butch Waltz), Philipp Schenker (french commentator), Federico Cafaro (Argentinian TV translator), Vincent Eriksson (Brian Gottfried), Val Jobara (Ilie Nastase), Mohamed Shabib (Ismail El Shafei), Igor Tubic (Rod Frawley), Dan Anders Carrigan (Ove Bengtsson), Christopher Fänge (Kjell Johansson), John Runestam (Tenny Svensson), Marc Cram (American Commentator), Marcus Johansson |
| Screenplay | Ronnie Sandahl |
| Producer | Fredrik Wikström, Jon Nohrstedt |
| Cinematography | Niels Thastum |
| Editing | Per K. Kirkegaard, Per Sandholt |
| Music | Carl-Johan Sevedag, Jon Ekstrand, Jonas Struck, Vladislav Delay |
| Production design | Lina Nordqvist |
| Sound | Heikki Kossi, Rasmus Whinter Jensen |
Additional data: TMDB.
