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The French

The French

IMDB:

7.1
The French

Released

6/30/1982

Duration

2h 10m

Genre

Documentary

Country

France

Cast

Arthur Ashe, Marcel Bernard, Björn Borg

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.

Cast

Arthur Ashe

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Arthur Ashe

Marcel Bernard

Self

Marcel Bernard

Björn Borg

Self

Björn Borg

Don Budge

Self

Don Budge

Philippe Chatrier

Self

Philippe Chatrier

Henri Cochet

Self

Henri Cochet

Jimmy Connors

Self

Jimmy Connors

Chris Evert

Self

Chris Evert

Ivan Lendl

Self

Ivan Lendl

Jean-Pierre Loth

Self

Jean-Pierre Loth

Hana Mandlíková

Self

Hana Mandlíková

John McEnroe

Self

John McEnroe

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