The French

06/30/1982

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2hrs 10min

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Documentary

STORY

Roland-Garros, 1981: For the very first time, a documentary team is allowed to shoot sequences in the backstage of the French Open of tennis of Roland-Garros. William Klein's camera takes us on the heels of the greatest players of the time: Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Chris Evert-Lloyd, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Yannick Noah, Guillermo Vilas... Miles of film. Historical pictures, a thousand and one details, a thousand and one unusual scenes. A declaration of love from a tennis lover.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Arthur Ashe
  • Marcel Bernard
  • Björn Borg
  • Don Budge
  • Philippe Chatrier

    Directors

  • William Klein
  • Maggie Perlado
  • Jean-Noël Delamarre
  • Marlene van Thuyne

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish
  • French
  • English
  • Czech