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The French

1982-2h 10min
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7.1 / 10 11

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.

Directed by William Klein

Writers

Stars Arthur Ashe Marcel Bernard Björn Borg

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Arthur Ashe's picture in the cast

Arthur Ashe

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Marcel Bernard's picture in the cast

Marcel Bernard

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Björn Borg's picture in the cast

Björn Borg

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Don Budge's picture in the cast

Don Budge

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Philippe Chatrier's picture in the cast

Philippe Chatrier

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Henri Cochet's picture in the cast

Henri Cochet

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Jimmy Connors's picture in the cast

Jimmy Connors

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Chris Evert's picture in the cast

Chris Evert

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Ivan Lendl's picture in the cast

Ivan Lendl

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Jean-Pierre Loth

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Hana Mandlíková

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John McEnroe's picture in the cast

John McEnroe

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