Borg/McEnroe (2017)

Sweden et al., 105 min
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Media (6)

Original title Borg
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Average rating 3,58 / 5
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Finland
Production company
Awards
  • The Guldbagge Award
  • Nominated for the Guldbagge Award
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Classification Allowed from age 7
Dialogue
  • Swedish
  • English
  • French
Swedish release 2017-09-08

Cast

Sverrir Gudnason
Björn Borg

Shia LaBeouf
John McEnroe

Stellan Skarsgård
Lennart Bergelin

Tuva Novotny
Mariana Simionescu

Björn Granath
Bengt Grive

Leo Borg
ung Björn Borg (9-13 år)

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Plot summary

A film about Björn Borg, one of the greatest in tennis history, and his biggest rival, the young and talented John McEnroe, and their legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament....

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Links and resources

Read more about this film in our article "Uppfinnare, kulturpersoner och en och annan pionjär" (in Swedish)
Read more about this film in our article "Sport på film" (in Swedish)

Titles

Original title
  • Borg
Swedish release title
  • Borg
International title
  • Borg/McEnroe
Working title
  • Borg vs McEnroe
  • Borg / McEnroe (andra arbetstitel)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Line Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Sound Design
First Assistant Director
Co-producer
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
Casting
Film Commissioner
Post Producer
Visual Effects
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up / Hair
Wigs
Make-up Design
Boom Operator

Cast

Sverrir Gudnason Björn Borg
Shia LaBeouf John McEnroe
Stellan Skarsgård Lennart Bergelin
Tuva Novotny Mariana Simionescu
Björn Granath Bengt Grive
Leo Borg ung Björn Borg (9-13 år)
Marcus Mossberg Björn Borg 15 år
Jackson Gann John McEnroe 14 år
Scott Arthur Peter Flemming
Ian Blackman John McEnroe snr
Robert Emms Vitas Gerulatis
Mats Blomgren Rune Borg
Julia Marko-Nord Margareta Borg
Jane Perry Kay McEnroe
Demetri Goritsas Björn Borgs agent
Roy McCrery Björn Borgs agent
Jason Forbes Arthur Ashe
Tom Datnow Jimmy Connors
Colin Stinton talkshow-värld
Claes Ljungmark Mats Hasselqvist
Dag Malmberg klubbordförande i Södertälje
James Sobol Kelly John McEnroes agent
Thomas Hedengran Lennart Hyland
Jean Claude Okou tabacägare
Felix Engström tennistränare Stockholm
Annika Ryberg Whittembury (as Annika Whittembury) argentinsk TV-reporter
Janis Ahern psykolog
Bob Boudreaux Mr. Henderson
Inger Järpedal Mrs. Henderson
David Bowles fransk kommentator
Richard Drazny amerikansk kommentator
Jamie Marshall brittisk kommentator
Philipp Schenker tysk kommentator
Federico Cafaro argentisk TV-tolk

Companies

Production Company SF Studios
Co-Production Company Nordisk Film A/S
Sveriges Television AB
Sirena Film
SF Studios Production ApS
Yellow Film & TV
Advance allocations Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Nordisk Film AB 2017

Plot summary

A film about Björn Borg, one of the greatest in tennis history, and his biggest rival, the young and talented John McEnroe, and their legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament. It’s a story of two men that became legends, and the price they had to pay.

Swedish censorship / rating

Certificate number 204770
Date 2017-09-01
Classification Allowed from age 7
Notes DCP.
Grounds for decision Framställningen innehåller inslag av uppslitande stämning samt en vuxen man som kastar omkull en pojke i ett raseriutbrott. Detta kan medföra stark rädsla och oro och bedöms kunna vara till skada för välbefinnandet för barn under 7 år.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Colour type Colour
Length in minutes 105 min


Production location

2016-08-16
Gothenburg Sweden
Prague Czech Republic
London United Kingdom
Monaco

Release dates

Release in Sweden 2017-09-08 Sweden
VOD release 2018-01-08
Cinematheque screening 2018-03-16 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
TV showing 2020-01-01 SVT1 Sweden
2020-01-02 SVT1 Sweden
2020-01-05 SVT24 Sweden
2020-07-05 SVT1 Sweden
2022-04-09 SVT1 Sweden
2022-04-11 SVT1 Sweden
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Awards

Nominated for the Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2018 Best Picture
Stockholm 2018 Best Director Janus Metz
Stockholm 2018 Best Editing Per Sandholt
Stockholm 2018 Best Costume Kicki Ilander
Stockholm 2018 Best Actor in a Leading Role Sverrir Gudnason
Stockholm 2018 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Shia LaBeouf
Stockholm 2018 Best Original Score Jonas Struck
Stockholm 2018 Best Original Score Jon Ekstrand
Stockholm 2018 Best Original Score Vladislav Delay
Stockholm 2018 Best Original Score Carl-Johan Sevedag
Stockholm 2018 Best Set Design Lina Nordqvist
The Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2018 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Stellan Skarsgård
Stockholm 2018 Best Visual Effects Torbjörn Olsson
Stockholm 2018 Best Visual Effects Alex Hansson

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt tilläggsmaterial
Carrier type EXTRAS


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm


Holdings Scripts

Script type Other
Extent 2 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Borg. Dialoglista originalspråk, domestic.
Extent 65 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Borg/McEnroe. Version 6. Directors pass. June 2016.
Extent 111 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Story
Extent 3 s.
Language English


Script type För- och eftertexter
Extent 12 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Borg McEnroe. English dialogue list.
Extent 64 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Borg . Dialoglista originalspråk, international.
Extent 64 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language Swedish


Script type Musiklista
Extent 4 s.
Language English


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