The FrenchMovie
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.
About The French
The French is a 1982 documentary movie directed by William Klein.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 10m, production credits from France, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Arthur Ashe, Marcel Bernard, Björn Borg, Don Budge. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
