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On the Line: The Richard Williams Story (2022)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Stuart McClave

Synopsis

Told in his own words using interviews spanning from the 1980s through now, father and tennis coach Richard Williams retraces his family's journey from the courts in Compton to the grass at Wimbledon, defying every custom of the lily-white tennis establishment and fighting back against a system of oppression to raise two of the greatest champions in history - Venus and Serena Williams.

Actors

Richard Williams
Richard Williams
Self
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Self

Crews

Stuart McClave
Stuart McClave
Director
Chavoita LeSane
Chavoita LeSane
Producer
Brit Marling
Brit Marling
Producer
Brendan Robinson
Brendan Robinson
Producer
Duncan Montgomery
Duncan Montgomery
Producer
Gary Ousdahl
Gary Ousdahl
Producer
Jack Selby
Jack Selby
Producer
Kadri Koop
Kadri Koop
Director of Photography
Neil Meiklejohn
Neil Meiklejohn
Editor
Nick Garnham Wright
Nick Garnham Wright
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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