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Cinema lies. Sport does not. - John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
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Title: John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

Release Date: 11 Jul 2018

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Documentary

Director: UFO Production

Production Companies: UFO Production

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.2 (26 votes)

Cast

  • Self (archive footage): John McEnroe
  • Narrator (voice): Mathieu Amalric
  • Self: Jacques Pernod
  • Self: Cédric Quignon-Fleuret
  • Self: Nicolas Thibault
  • Self (archive footage): Serge Daney
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited): Tom Hulce
  • Self (archive footage): Gil de Kermadec
  • Self (archive footage): Ivan Lendl
  • Self - John McEnroe's Father (archive footage): John Patrick McEnroe
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