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ABBA Forever: A Celebration

2019 0h 54m EN
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★8.0TMDB · 10
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Synopsis
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This definitive music documentary, featuring a greatest hits soundtrack and bounty of classic performance clips, provides an inside look into how Swedish pop group ABBA's music was made, as the former members and various colleagues tell their story from pre-ABBA days onward.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Chris Hunt
Languages
English, Swedish
Countries
United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Swedish.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andrew Findlay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Agnetha Fältskog and Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11457538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chris Hunt directs. Andrew Findlay cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 7 years ago.
  • 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Swedish.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Editor Andrew Findlay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Agnetha Fältskog and Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt11457538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing
Andrew Findlay
Runtime
54 min · 0h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Original language
EN

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Chris Hunt

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Production companies

Who made it

  • ST

    Stanza Media Limited

Key crew

  • Sound RecordistChris Ashworth
  • Associate ProducerDoug Zwick
  • Assistant DirectorSteve Cole
  • ProducerChris Hunt
  • Sound RecordistJake Drake-Brockman
  • EditorAndrew Findlay
  • Assistant DirectorKaren Cadle
  • Production ManagerAngela Hall
  • Sound RecordistJonathan Pike
  • Production ManagerSophie Cole

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • 1970s
  • sweden
  • pop music
  • pop group
  • 1980s
  • eurovision

Release history · US

When it landed

  • TV2020-08-29· PBS (duration: 57 mins.)

Also known as

International titles

  • ABBA Forever: A CelebrationUS
  • ABBA Forever: The Winner Takes It AllGB

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