The French

About The French

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...

William Klein's The French is a 1982 documentary film. Released in June 1982, it runs 130 minutes.

Arthur Ashe stars as Self, Marcel Bernard as Self, Björn Borg as Self, and Don Budge as Self.

Members will find sports documentary and tennis in it. American members can watch it on Kino Film Collection.

Federer: Twelve Final Days and Untold: Breaking Point make useful companions to The French.