tennis,sports documentary

The French (1982)

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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

Director
William Klein
  • Profile picture of Don Budge
    Self Don Budge
  • Profile picture of Jimmy Connors
    Self Jimmy Connors
  • Profile picture of Chris Evert
    Self Chris Evert
  • Profile picture of Ivan Lendl
    Self Ivan Lendl
  • Profile picture of John McEnroe
    Self John McEnroe
  • Profile picture of Ilie Năstase
    Self Ilie Năstase
  • Profile picture of Martina Navratilova
    Self Martina Navratilova
  • Profile picture of Yannick Noah
    Self Yannick Noah

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Keywords

  • tennis
  • sports documentary