Film
The French
1982· 2h 10m· Documentary
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.
1982-06-30
Where to Watch
Stream
Availability data via TMDB (US). Links open the provider’s site.
Cast & Characters
Select anyone for a tight summary — the full story lives on their Person page.
Key Crew
DirectorWilliam Klein
ProducerPascal Judelewicz
Director of PhotographyNurith Aviv
EditorNelly Quettier
Full cast & crew (24 cast · 31 crew)
Details
Released1982-06-30
Runtime2h 10m
StatusReleased
StudiosMoonlight Productions
LanguagesEnglish · Spanish · French · Czech
CountriesFrance
Rating7.2/10 · 12 votes
Original languagefr