ABBA: Against the Odds (2024)
This year marks the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic Eurovision victory, a milestone that calls for a celebratory cinematic tribute fitting for the ultimate pop band. ‘ABBA: Against the Odds’ unveils the epic journey of ABBA’s rise to global fame. Starting with the moment they won Eurovision, it tells the story of how they overcame critical backlash, societal attitudes and marital break-up to deliver their ground-breaking music and prove themselves as a live act.
Director: James Rogan
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Agnetha Fältskog as Self (archive footage) |
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Björn Ulvaeus as Self (archive footage) |
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Benny Andersson as Self (archive footage) |
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Anni-Frid Lyngstad as Self (archive footage) |
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Stig Anderson as Self (archive footage) |
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Richard Skinner as Self |
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Judd Lander as Self |
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Ana Martínez del Valle as Self |
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Mikael Wiehe as Self |
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Ingmarie Halling as Self |
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Leif Schulman as Self |
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Michael Chugg as Self |
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Paul Gambaccini as Self |
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Carl Magnus Palm as Self |
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Germaine Greer as Self |
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Vivien Goldman as Self |
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Teddie Dahlin as Self |
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Steve Binder as Self (archive footage) |
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Jim Farber as Self |
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Olivia Newton-John as Self (archive footage) |
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Nile Rodgers as Self |
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Patrick Woodroffe as Self |
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Don Lane as Self (archive footage) |
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Ian 'Molly' Meldrum as Self (archive footage) |
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Mike Yarwood as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | James Rogan | Director |
| Production | Dan Hall | Producer |
| Production | Emma Zetterberg | Researcher |
| Editing | Jess Illingworth | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Joss Hardman | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Anne Miller | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Lauren Aadland-Halling | Sound |
| Sound | Rob Beck | Sound |
| Sound | Anders Brandén | Sound |
| Sound | Ryan Burvick | Sound |
| Sound | Nick Kitinski | Sound |
| Sound | Jack Hutson | Sound |
| Sound | Erik Johansson | Sound |
| Sound | Elias Berndt Lorenzo | Sound |
| Sound | Sam Loy | Sound |
| Sound | Dom Ollerenshaw | Sound |
| Sound | Jarosław Sadowski | Sound |
| Sound | Jaswinder Singh Sidhu | Sound |
| Sound | Philip Zach | Sound |
| Production | Lena Kilner | Production Secretary |
| Production | Sian Haddow | Production Secretary |
| Editing | Mary Carson | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Sound | Claire Ellis | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Patrick Fripp | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Nas Parkash | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Nas Parkash | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Vicki Matich | Colorist |
| Editing | Dan Preston | Online Editor |
| Production | Paul Jones | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Sam Pugsley | Post Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Prash Naik | Legal Services |
| Production | Alliott Wingham | Production Accountant |
| Production | Melorie Chilton | Business Affairs Coordinator |
| Crew | Axel Arnö | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Anders Bruus | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Michael Jochnowitz | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Christiane Hinz | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Jutta Krug | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Marc Brasse | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Thore Vollert | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Caroline Behar | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Perrine Poubeau | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Fredrik Farden | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Diana Tromp | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Bettina Hofmann | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Eveliina Vayrynen | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Tom Bleyaert | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Markéta Štinglová | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Margrét Jónasdóttir | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Liina Murd | Commissioning Editor |
| Editing | Ellis Frodsham | Editor |
| Editing | Jonathan Peel | Editorial Production Assistant |