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The French

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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.

Date: 06/30/1982

Rating: 7.1

Cast: Arthur Ashe, Marcel Bernard, Björn Borg, Don Budge, Philippe Chatrier, Henri Cochet, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert, Ivan Lendl, Jean-Pierre Loth, Hana Mandlíková, John McEnroe, Ilie Năstase, Martina Navratilova, Yannick Noah, Victor Pecci, Fred Perry, Virginia Ruzici, Ion Țiriac, Thierry Tulasne, Guillermo Vilas

Arthur Ashe

Marcel Bernard

Björn Borg

Don Budge