The French
130 mins
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.
Arthur Ashe
Self
Marcel Bernard
Self
Björn Borg
Self
Henri Cochet
Self
Jean-Pierre Loth
Self
Hana Mandlíková
Self
Victor Pecci
Self
Fred Perry
Self
Ion Țiriac
Self
Thierry Tulasne
Self
Maggie Perlado
Assistant Camera
Flore Thulliez
Assistant Camera
Sylvie Brajtman
Sound
Georges Leurquin
Assistant Camera
Nurith Aviv
Director of Photography
Alain Curvelier
Sound
Nicole Grand
Assistant Camera
Cesarius Alvim
Musician
Nadine Fischer
Assistant Editor
Jean-Noël Delamarre
Title Designer
Jean-David Lefebvre
First Assistant Director
Marlene van Thuyne
Second Assistant Director
Monique Prim
Assistant Editor
Serge Cry
Electrician
Aline Lauzet
Production Secretary
Michel Yelloz
Second Assistant Director
Richard Devos
Grip
Alex Pront
Sound Mixer
Jean-Paul Andrieu
Second Assistant Director
Cyrille Gaudin
Assistant Editor
Patrick Renault
Electrician
Nicolas Levy
Second Assistant Director
Martine Praxy
Production Manager
Pierre Klein
Assistant Editor
Jean Deschamps
Grip
