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    The French

    The French

    1982

    2:10:09

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    The French

    Genre

    Documentary

    Plot

    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.

    Director

    William Klein

    Writers

    N/A

    Stars

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