Borg vs McEnroe

Borg vs McEnroe (Swedish: Borg, Finnish: Borg/McEnroe) is a 2017 biographical sports drama film, focusing on the famous professional rivalry between tennis players, Björn Borg and John McEnroe at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, culminating in their encounter in the men's singles final, one of the most dramatic tennis matches of all time. The film, a production between Sweden, Denmark and Finland, was directed by Janus Metz Pedersen, from a screenplay written by Ronnie Sandahl and stars Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny and Robert Emms. The film opened the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

This article is about the 2017 film. For the rivalry between the two players, see Borg–McEnroe rivalry.
Borg vs McEnroe
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJanus Metz Pedersen
Written byRonnie Sandahl
Produced by
Starring
  • Sverrir Gudnason
  • Shia LaBeouf
  • Stellan Skarsgård
  • Tuva Novotny
  • Robert Emms
CinematographyNiels Thastum
Music by
  • Vladislav Delay
  • Jon Ekstrand
  • Carl-Johan Sevedag
  • Jonas Struck
Production
companies
  • SF Studios
  • Yellow Film & TV
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release dates
  • 7 September 2017 (2017-09-07) (2017 Toronto International Film Festival)
  • 8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) (Sweden)
  • 14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) (Denmark)
  • 13 October 2017 (2017-10-13) (Finland)
Running time
108 minutes
Countries
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • Finland
LanguagesEnglish
Swedish
Budget65 million SEK
($7.5 million)
Box office$3.4 million
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