Hell on Wheels (2004)

Name: Hell on Wheels
Director: Werner Swiss Schweizer
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-06-10
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Cast: Erik Zabel, Rolf Aldag, Andreas Klöden, Steve Zampieri

Documentary

Director: Werner Swiss Schweizer

Cast: Erik Zabel, Rolf Aldag, Andreas Klöden, Steve Zampieri

Runtime123 min

RatingPG

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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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Fans of captivating sports documentaries will appreciate the intimate look at the grueling Tour de France race in 'Hell on Wheels'. Director Werner Swiss Schweizer's 2004 film offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the teamwork and courage of elite cyclists like Erik Zabel and Rolf Aldag as they push themselves to the limit.

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Höllentour is a 2004 German film. The US release was titled Hell on Wheels. The film is a record of the 100th anniversary Tour de France in 2003 from the perspective of Germany's Team Telekom, focusing on riders Erik Zabel and Rolf Aldag. The film is directed by Pepe Danquart who won an Academy Award for Live Action Short Film in 1993 for Black Rider (Schwarzfahrer).