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John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

Cinema lies. Sport does not.

2018 · 1h 35m · 6.2 on TMDB

14A

An immersive film essay on tennis legend John McEnroe at the height of his career as the world champion, documenting his strive for perfection, frustrations, and the hardest loss of his career at the 1984 Roland-Garros French Open.

Cast

John McEnroe
Self (archive footage)
Mathieu Amalric
Narrator (voice)
Jacques Pernod
Self
Cédric Quignon-Fleuret
Self

Nicolas Thibault

Self

Serge Daney

Serge Daney

Self (archive footage)

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gil de Kermadec

Self (archive footage)

Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl

Self (archive footage)

John Patrick McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Father (archive footage)

Kay McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Mother (archive footage)

Patrick McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Brother (archive footage)

Production

Directed by

Julien Faraut

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Released: July 11, 2018

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