The French
The French

The French

1982-06-30 | 130 min

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.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe

Marcel Bernard

Marcel Bernard

Björn Borg

Björn Borg

Don Budge

Don Budge

Philippe Chatrier

Philippe Chatrier

Henri Cochet

Henri Cochet

Jimmy Connors

Jimmy Connors

Chris Evert

Chris Evert

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