The Race for Love

Oct 16, 1925

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Overview

In 1925 what may have been the first cycling film was made, Le Roi de la Pédale starring the popular comedy actor Biscot, and with scenes shot on the Tour de France and also with Henri Decoin as a screenwriter.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Gaumont

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Cast

Fortuné Richard

Georges Biscot

Simone Piérard

Blanche Montel

Jacquemart

Jean Murat

Le directeur sportif

Piérard

Bouboule de gomme

Bouboule

Le père Anatole

Henri-Amédée Charpentier

Le directeur de l'usine de cycles

Ernest-Henri Demanne

Le contremaître Bonbonne

Émile Vervet

La bonne de l'hôtel

Henriette Clairval-Terof

Maman Richard

Jeanne Marie-Laurent

Olga

Georgette Lhéry

Year after year hundreds of thousands of fans line the route of the Tour de France, cheering on their heroes and willing them to victory, while millions of viewers worldwide tune in on their televisions. Academy Award-winning director Pepe Danquart, fascinated by the spectacle of the three week race, chose to focus on the courage, the pain and the fear of the riders of the Tour. Training his lens on German superstar sprinter Eric Zabel and his loyal domestique Rolf Aldag, Danquart captures the thrill of the race and the teamwork behind the stars of the peleton. He also shines light on the Tour's supporting cast - the director sportifs, masseurs, and, of course, the wildly enthusiastic fans. Reveling in the stunning landscape - from the Alps to the Pyrenees to the Massif Central to Paris - and with a nice dollop of Le Tour's history, HELL ON WHEELS transcends the sport it celebrates to reveal an astonishing human endeavor.

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