The French

Name: The French
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1982-06-30
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Arthur Ashe, Marcel Bernard, Björn Borg, Don Budge, Philippe Chatrier

Metrograph

Kino Film Collection

Kanopy (Free)

Hoopla (Free)

7.1(11 votes)

1982

2h 10m

Documentary

tennissports documentary

Overview

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.