On the Line: The Richard Williams Story (2022)

  • NR
  • 06/12/2022 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 32m

Overview

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.

Stuart McClave

Director

Cast

Richard Williams's headshot

Richard Williams

Self
Billie Jean King's headshot

Billie Jean King

Self
Katrina Adams's headshot

Katrina Adams

Self
Venus Williams's headshot

Venus Williams

Self (archive footage)
Serena Williams's headshot

Serena Williams

Self (archive footage)
Janna Zurita's headshot

Janna Zurita

Self
Dale Caldwell's headshot

Dale Caldwell

Self
Patricia Moore's headshot

Patricia Moore

Self

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