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Borg vs. McEnroe / SF Studios presents ; in co-production with Film i Väst, Nordisk Film, Sveriges Television, Sirena Film, SF Studios Production APS and Yellow Film & TV ; produced by Jon Nohrstedt and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro ; written by Ronnie Sandahl ; directed by Janus Metz.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 671294 | Virgil FilmsPublisher: [New York] : Virgil Films, [2018]Description: 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Borg versus McEnroe
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Niels Thastum ; editors, Per Sandholt, Per K. Kirkegaard ; music, Jonas Struck, Vladislav Delay, Jon Ekstrand, Carl-Johan Sevedag.
Cast: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny.Summary: Wimbledon, 1980. The rainiest summer in decades. The world is waiting to see the number one tennis player in the world, Bjorn Borg, claim his fifth Wimbledon title. But few know of the drama behind the scenes: at only 24, Borg is close to the end, run-down, worn out and ridden with anxiety. Meanwhile, the challenger John McEnroe, 20, has decided to replace his former hero on the Wimbledon throne. A story about the price of success.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA Borg vs. Available 33111009105079
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA Borg vs. Available 33111009105087
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Wimbledon, 1980. The rainiest summer in decades. The world is waiting to see the number one tennis player in the world, Bjorn Borg, claim his fifth Wimbledon title. But few know of the drama behind the scenes: at only 24, Borg is close to the end, run-down, worn out and ridden with anxiety. Meanwhile, the challenger John McEnro, 20, has decided to replace his former hero on the Wimbledon throne. A story about the price of success.

DVD, wide screen (16:9), 5.1 surround, region 1.

Closed-captioned.

Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny.

Director of photography, Niels Thastum ; editors, Per Sandholt, Per K. Kirkegaard ; music, Jonas Struck, Vladislav Delay, Jon Ekstrand, Carl-Johan Sevedag.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.

Wide screen (1.78:1).

MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, and some nudity.

Wimbledon, 1980. The rainiest summer in decades. The world is waiting to see the number one tennis player in the world, Bjorn Borg, claim his fifth Wimbledon title. But few know of the drama behind the scenes: at only 24, Borg is close to the end, run-down, worn out and ridden with anxiety. Meanwhile, the challenger John McEnroe, 20, has decided to replace his former hero on the Wimbledon throne. A story about the price of success.

Special features: interviews with director Janus Metz, actor Shia LaBeouf, and actor Sverrir Gudnason; trailer.

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