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Borg vs McEnroe

- Some stars shine forever

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.

Release Date : 2017-09-08

Language :EnglishFrenchGermanSpanishSwedish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Yellow Film & TVSVTFilm i VästSF StudiosSirena FilmNordisk Film Sweden

Production Country : DenmarkFinlandSwedenCzech Republic

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Sverrir Gudnason

Character Name : Björn Borg

Original Name : Sverrir Gudnason

Gender : Male

Shia LaBeouf

Character Name : John McEnroe

Original Name : Shia LaBeouf

Gender : Male

Stellan Skarsgård

Character Name : Lennart Bergelin

Original Name : Stellan Skarsgård

Gender : Male

Tuva Novotny

Character Name : Mariana Simionescu

Original Name : Tuva Novotny

Gender : Female

Leo Borg

Character Name : Younger Björn Borg

Original Name : Leo Borg

Gender : Male

Marcus Mossberg

Character Name : Young Björn Borg

Original Name : Marcus Mossberg

Gender : Male

Jackson Gann

Character Name : Young John McEnroe

Original Name : Jackson Gann

Gender : Male

Scott Arthur

Character Name : Peter Fleming

Original Name : Scott Arthur

Gender : Male

Ian Blackman

Character Name : John McEnroe Senior

Original Name : Ian Blackman

Gender : Male

Robert Emms

Character Name : Vitas Gerulaitis

Original Name : Robert Emms

Gender : Male

David Bamber

Character Name : UK Commentator George Barnes

Original Name : David Bamber

Gender : Male

Jane Perry

Character Name : Kay McEnroe

Original Name : Jane Perry

Gender : Female

Roy McCrerey

Character Name : Björn Borg's Agent #2

Original Name : Roy McCrerey

Gender : Male

Björn Granath

Character Name : Bengt Grive

Original Name : Björn Granath

Gender : Male

Tom Datnow

Character Name : Jimmy Connors

Original Name : Tom Datnow

Gender : Male

Colin Stinton

Character Name : Talk Show Host

Original Name : Colin Stinton

Gender : Male

Janis Ahern

Character Name : Psychologist

Original Name : Janis Ahern

Gender : Female

Bob Boudreaux

Character Name : Mr. Henderson

Original Name : Bob Boudreaux

Gender : Male

Wille Glyt

Character Name : National Teamplayer #2

Original Name : Wille Glyt

Gender : Male

Anders Berg

Character Name : Södertälje Tennis Coach

Original Name : Anders Berg

Gender : Male

Iva Šindelková

Character Name : Borg's fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Iva Šindelková

Gender : Female

Zuzana Geislerová

Character Name :

Original Name : Zuzana Geislerová

Gender : Female

Jamie Marshall

Character Name : British Commentator

Original Name : Jamie Marshall

Gender : Male

Ben Bradshaw

Character Name : Umpire Wimbledon Final

Original Name : Ben Bradshaw

Gender : Male

Mats Blomgren

Character Name : Rune Borg

Original Name : Mats Blomgren

Gender : Male

Julia Marko-Nord

Character Name : Margareta Borg

Original Name : Julia Marko-Nord

Gender : Male

Demetri Goritsas

Character Name : Björn Borg's agent #1

Original Name : Demetri Goritsas

Gender : Male

Jason Forbes

Character Name : Arthur Ashe

Original Name : Jason Forbes

Gender : Male

Claes Ljungmark

Character Name : Mats Hasselqvist

Original Name : Claes Ljungmark

Gender : Male

Dag Malmberg

Character Name : chairman Södertälje

Original Name : Dag Malmberg

Gender : Male

James Sobol Kelly

Character Name : Phil, John's agent

Original Name : James Sobol Kelly

Gender : Male

Thomas Hedengran

Character Name : Lennart Hyland

Original Name : Thomas Hedengran

Gender : Male

Jean Claude Okou

Character Name : Tabac owner

Original Name : Jean Claude Okou

Gender : Male

Felix Engström

Character Name : tennis coach Stockholm

Original Name : Felix Engström

Gender : Male

Annika Ryberg Whittembury

Character Name : Argentine tv reporter

Original Name : Annika Ryberg Whittembury

Gender : Female

Inger Järpedal

Character Name : Mrs. Henderson

Original Name : Inger Järpedal

Gender : Male

David Bowles

Character Name : french commentator

Original Name : David Bowles

Gender : Male

Richard Drazny

Character Name : american commentator Butch Waltz

Original Name : Richard Drazny

Gender : Male

Philipp Schenker

Character Name : french commentator

Original Name : Philipp Schenker

Gender : Male

Federico Cafaro

Character Name : Argentinian TV translator

Original Name : Federico Cafaro

Gender : Male

Vincent Eriksson

Character Name : Brian Gottfried

Original Name : Vincent Eriksson

Gender : Male

Val Jobara

Character Name : Ilie Nastase

Original Name : Val Jobara

Gender : Male

Mohamed Shabib

Character Name : Ismail El Shafei

Original Name : Mohamed Shabib

Gender : Male

Igor Tubic

Character Name : Rod Frawley

Original Name : Igor Tubic

Gender : Male

Dan Anders Carrigan

Character Name : Ove Bengtsson

Original Name : Dan Anders Carrigan

Gender : Male

Christopher Fänge

Character Name : Kjell Johansson

Original Name : Christopher Fänge

Gender : Male

John Runestam

Character Name : Tenny Svensson

Original Name : John Runestam

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

You can't be serious! Borg vs McEnroe is directed by Janus Metz and written by Ronnie Sandahl. It stars Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård and Tuva Novotny. The Swedish Björn Borg (Gudnason) and the American John McEnroe (LaBeouf), the best tennis players in the world, maintain a legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament. Cut to the chase, this is one for tennis fans to gorge upon, but even then it's a bit too lop sided to fully delight. Being a Swedish production it's heavily loaded towards the personal worries that were plaguing Borg in the very early 1980s. Sadly this renders McEnroe - one of the games greatest and most colourful characters - as being a support player in what set out to be a biographical pic about sports rivalry. However, what does come across is that both men were driven and actually both were tits for varying reasons. There's unsurprisingly some parental pressures, while Borg feels the strain of breaking records (as his wife chain smokes) and McEnroe strives to get on the ladder to greatness. Sure the tennis sequences don't hold up to scrutiny but both Gudnason and LaBeouf (excellent and excellently cast) come out of the physicalities very well. Ultimately it's a character study that doesn't delve too deeply for equal parties, but come the 1980 Wimbledon final, with one of the greatest 4th sets ever played, you should be hard pressed not to rejoice. Not only in the sport of tennis played to the max, but in how two supposed rivals actually became the best of friends. 7/10