Title: Borg vs McEnroe
Original Title: Borg vs McEnroe
Year: 2017
Info
- Country: Sweden Denmark
- Length: 107 Minutes (1 hour 47 min)
- Genre: Drama Sports Biography
- Studios: SF Studios Nordisk Film
- Distributor: A Contracorriente Films
- Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: September 22 2017
Plot
Directed by Janus Metz Pedersen, 'Borg' is a film that portrays the story of one of the greatest icons in the world of sport and more specifically of tennis, the Swedish tennis player Björn Borg. The plot will revolve around this sportsman and his toughest rival, the American tennis player John McEnroe. Set in 1980 we will see how these two tennis titans will face each other in their legendary duel in Wimbledon. A story that tells how two men who were passionate about their profession and the price they had to pay to become legends. Also the film will represent how this famous match changed the way we see tennis. The film stars Sverrir Gudnason to play the amazing Borg and with Shia Labeouf to portray the defiant McEnroe.
Cast
Director:
Björn Borg
John McEnroe
Lennart Bergelin
Mariana Simionescu
Vitas Gerulaitis
Videos
July 15 2017
June 3 2017
Photos
Trivia
Hair style
Shia LaBeouf grew his own hair out for the role.
Second time together
Shia Labeouf & Stellan Skarsgård previously worked on 'Nymphomaniac' though they shared no scenes together.
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