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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: VAS
EAN: 0720229911863
Label: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Manufacturer: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 22, 2005
Running Time: 123 minutes
Sales Rank: 11734
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
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Product Description:
LOVE LANCE? You'll love HELL ON WHEELS, the first film about professional bike racing that anyone can appreciate, featuring the world's best bike racers -- Lance Armstrong, Eric Zabel, Jan Ullrich, Tyler Hamilton, Alexandre Vinokurov, Andreas Klöden-- and directed by Academy Award-winner Pepe Danquart!
Le Tour de France, one of the toughest and most prestigious sporting events in the world. Year after year hundreds of thousands of fans line the route, 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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There may never be a better documentary about the Tour de France bicycle race than Hell on Wheels. Directed by German filmmaker Pepe Danquart (who won an Oscar® for best live action short film in 1994), this breathtaking documentary covers all aspects of the 2003 edition of the Tour de France, and it's likely to remain the definitive record of the event from an immediate you-are-there perspective. Outstanding cinematography, award-winning editing, and the extreme challenge of the Tour make this a truly unforgettable film, full of real-life drama and fascinating competitors who bring a deeply human dimension to cycling's annual extravaganza. This was the year that American cycling legend Lance Armstrong won his fifth consecutive Tour de France victory, but Danquart's film wisely avoids overemphasis on Armstrong's dominance, focusing instead on German teammates Eric Zabel and Rolf Aldag, whose 11-year history as Tour de France roommates lends the film a more personal quality that gets you right inside the Tour's physical and psychological endurance test. The July 2003 event marked the Tour's centenary celebration, and French scholar Serge Laget provides valuable perspective on the race's cultural importance in France, with vintage film clips to illustrate how the grueling 2,500-kilometer Tour has evolved--and stayed the same--throughout its 100-year history. Highlights are abundant (including Armstrong's nearly devastating crash late in the race), but Hell on Wheels goes beyond basic sports reportage to achieve the dramatic impact of a feature film. Danquart strikes a satisfying balance between beautiful travelogue footage of the French countryside (including the Tour's scenic stages in the Pyrenees mountains) and the veteran's perspective of Zabel, whose honest assessment of his own cycling abilities makes you realize that even great cyclists view the Tour with awe, fear, and inspiring courage. In capturing the beauty, pain, and glory of cycling's most daunting competition, Hell on Wheels caters to a specific audience while retaining its universal appeal as a colorful and exhilarating film that anyone can enjoy. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Excellent Insight into Riding in the Tour
I can think of no better vehicle than this documentary to capture the physical and psychological realities of competing in one of the world's most gruelling athletic challenges.There is no glorification of the race here, but the nobility of suffering and doing what it takes to meet a tremdous challenge show the higher ideals of sport.Good characters and wonderful race scenes round it out.
Rating: - Best recent film on cycling
As cyclist and fan of cycling for most of my 50 odd years, I love this movie and have watched it many times, especially during the off season as the vivid sights and sounds remind me of how much I love the sport. My favorite scenes are in the mountain stages, like the nearly slow motion climb of a lone rider up a steep Alpe gradient against the score of a wailing electric guitar, the rider straining, sweat pouring down his pain-stricken expression -- oh how many times I've been there myself.
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Rating: - Mark's thoughts of hell on wheels
A very down to earth look at the behind the scenes of the team and the tdf and is a doco that you will watch time and time again
Rating: - Great look at what it takes to ride as a pro.
This film is all about the commitment the rider makes to his friends, his team and most importantly, to himself. The footage is excellent and the conversations with the riders are moving. If you are passionate about cycling you will like this movie. Even though some of these guys are dopers, you can see what the mind and body can acomplish when effort meets desire.
Rating: - An Insider's Look at the World of Professional Cycling...
Follow along with the T-Mobile professional cycling team as they go thru the hell that is the Tour de France. Beautifully filmed and edited, this film will open your eyes to what is arguably the world's most difficult sporting event. Not just for cycling fans, but fans of grand drama played out against the backdrop of the beautiful countryside and mountains of France. Enjoy, while the boys do what they do best -- suffer on their machines for their fans and their team.
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