The French (1982)

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.

Released June 30, 1982 130 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Sport

Keywords: tmdb.tennis, imdb.tennis, mdblist.fresh, aspectratio.1-37-1, tmdb.sports-documentary

Watch Providers: Kanopy, Hoopla, Metrograph, Kino Film Collection

Production Companies: Moonlight Productions

Country: France
Production Country: France
Languages: English, Czech, Spanish, French