The French
William Klein1982-06-30
7.1
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.
Cast
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Arthur Ashe | Self | Unowned |
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Marcel Bernard | Self | Unowned |
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Björn Borg | Self | Unowned |
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Don Budge | Self | Unowned |
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Philippe Chatrier | Self | Unowned |
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Henri Cochet | Self | Unowned |
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Jimmy Connors | Self | Unowned |
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Chris Evert | Self | Unowned |
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Ivan Lendl | Self | Unowned |
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Jean-Pierre Loth | Self | Unowned |
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Hana Mandlíková | Self | Unowned |
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John McEnroe | Self | Unowned |
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Ilie Năstase | Self | Unowned |
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Martina Navratilova | Self | Unowned |
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Yannick Noah | Self | Unowned |
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Victor Pecci | Self | Unowned |
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Fred Perry | Self | Unowned |
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Virginia Ruzici | Self | Unowned |
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Ion Țiriac | Self | Unowned |
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Thierry Tulasne | Self | Unowned |
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Guillermo Vilas | Self | Unowned |