Hell on Wheels
7.2
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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Pepe Danquart Director · Werner Swiss Schweizer Director Josef Bach Composer
United States release June 10, 2004 · Produced in Germany, France, Switzerland · Languages English, French, German
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Production
Amaury Sport Organisation
Production
Quinte Film GmbH
Production
Germany · France · Switzerland
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Languages
Original title
Höllentour
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
Switzerland · June 10, 2004
Digital
Germany · June 10, 2004
Theatrical
United States · June 10, 2004
Theatrical
Australia
February 19, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Adelaide Film Festival
May 19, 2005 · Limited theatrical
Austria
February 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 25, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Sweden
January 30, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Göteborg Film Festival
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