The French (1982)
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.
- Date of release
- 1982-06-30
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- William Klein
Casting
- Arthur Ashe — Self
- Marcel Bernard — Self
- Björn Borg — Self
- Don Budge — Self
- Philippe Chatrier — Self
- Henri Cochet — Self
- Jimmy Connors — Self
- Chris Evert — Self
- Ivan Lendl — Self
- Hana Mandlíková — Self
- John McEnroe — Self
- Ilie Năstase — Self
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