The French

The French Roland-Garros in 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.

Average Score : 72

Status: Released

Release Date: 1982-06-29

Geners Documentary

Production Companies

Production Countries France,

Run time: 130 minutes

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