On the Line: The Richard Williams Story

1h 32m
Documentary
8

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.

Cast

Richard Williams
Self
Billie Jean King
Self
Katrina Adams
Self
Venus Williams
Self (archive footage)
Serena Williams
Self (archive footage)
Janna Zurita
Self
Dale Caldwell
Self
Patricia Moore
Self
Kelvin Brown
Self
Oracene Price
Self
Verma Lee Henderson
Self
Hershey Jones
Self
Kenna Franklin
Self
Rick Macci
Self
Brad Gilbert
Self
Pam Shriver
Self
Lindsay Davenport
Self (archive footage)
Martina Navratilova
Self (archive footage)
Corey Gauff
Self

Crew

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

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