ABBA: The Winner Takes It All (1999)

This documentary reflects the peaks and troughs of the Swedish super group's popularity over the decades, as well as the quartet's turbulent years together.

Directors:

Steve Cole, Chris Hunt

Writers:

Steve Cole, Chris Hunt

Stars:

Björn Ulvaeus, Paul Gambaccini, Benny Andersson

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Björn Ulvaeus	...	Self
Paul Gambaccini	...	Self
Benny Andersson	...	Self
Thomas Johansson	...	Self
Tim Rice	...	Self (as Sir Tim Rice)
Anni-Frid Lyngstad	...	Self
Michael B. Tretow	...	Self (as Michael Tretow)
Pete Waterman	...	Self
Steps	...	Themselves
Malcolm McLaren	...	Self
Bono	...	Self
Anders Eljas	...	Self
Phyllida Lloyd	...	Self
Owe Sandström	...	Self
Stephan Elliott	...	Self

Storyline

This documentary reflects the peaks and troughs of the Swedish super group's popularity over the decades, as well as the quartet's turbulent years together.

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Did You Know?

Alternate Versions

TV version runs 60 minutes; homevideo version is 90 minutes long and features different footage.

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Connections

References ABBA: The Movie (1977)

User Reviews

What could have been...

ABBA, one of the biggest groups in the entire world. Yet so little is known about the Swedish foursome. This documentary tries to enlighten us about 10 years of ABBA in 60 or 90 min. (depends on which version you have seen). But, of course, 60 or 90 min. is far too short for that. We get to know almost nothing about the members of ABBA themselves. Agnetha, unfortunately, doesn't want to be filmed. It's a shame ABBA didn't want to filmed together, so that they could react upon each other, ooh what could have been...

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 1999 (UK)

Also Known As:

Abba: The Winner Takes It All - The Abba Story

Company Credits

Production Co:

Iambic Productions, RM Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1