The French

7.1 / 10

(11 votes)

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.

Country:

France

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

130 minutes

Year:

1982

Director:

William Klein

Cast:
Arthur Ashe

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Marcel Bernard

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Björn Borg

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Don Budge

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Philippe Chatrier

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Crew:
William Klein

Director

Maggie Perlado

Assistant Camera

Guillaume Sciama

Sound

William Klein

Director of Photography

Flore Thulliez

Assistant Camera