183981
183981

The French

1982-06-30
7.1
fr 130m
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.

Director

William Klein

Director of Photography

Nurith Aviv

Director of Photography

William Klein

Assistant Camera

Nicole Grand

Assistant Camera

Éric Guichard

Assistant Camera

Georges Leurquin

tennis sports documentary

Status

Released

Countries

  • France

Companies

  • Moonlight Productions