Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels
by Pepe Danquart

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Actor: Baden Cooke, Hagen Bo?dorf, Lance Armstrong, Rolf Aldag, Santiago Botero
Director: Pepe Danquart
Primary Contributor: Rolf Aldag
Primary Contributor: Dieter Ruthenberg
Primary Contributor: Erik Zabel
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: German (Original Language), Unknown; English (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 123 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-22
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES

DVD Reviews of Hell on Wheels

DVD Review: the not-romantic part of professional cycling
Summary: 4 Stars

Hell on Wheels is a docudrama about the Tour de France. It doesn't show the actual competion and the heroism. It's focussing about what real life for professional cyclists means. It appears that the profession is very tough and that "le grand boucle" completely wears you out. Also remarkable are all the fysical problems that can occur. Further the movie shows lots of "behind the scenes" shots from the mecaniciens and supporting personnel of the cyclists.
The quality of the photography is superb and also the quality of the surround sound. You actually hear al the noise that cycling generates and that you never will hear viewing the Tour de France stages. In this particular Tour Lance Armstrong takes the win, but that doesn't play an important role in the movie.
I really liked this movie and it's a must for all cyclist who enjoy watching cylcing.

DVD Review: Simply amazing
Summary: 5 Stars

This is one of the best cycling documentaries I have ever watched. A beautiful combination of great camerawork, a stunning setting, great soundtrack and engaging subjects. It goes beyond the highlight reel and goes into the day to day life and musings during the tour. It delves into the deep friendship between Erik Zabel (6 time green jersey winner) and one of his trusted helpers on the team, Rolf Aldag. The frankness, humility and emotion displayed by the racers is a welcome contrast to the typical journalists take from an interview that one would read on the mass media. A must watch for any cycling fan.

DVD Review: best pro cycle film .
Summary: 5 Stars

I have watch every world comp cycle film I can get my hands on
and this is the best . Great 2hr trainer.

DVD Review: MOTIVATOR
Summary: 5 Stars

Best film I ve found for conveying the expierence
of ultra endurance sports. Wonderfull movie for training
motivation and a great depiction of one of the worlds
great sporting events.

DVD Review: Excellent Insight into Riding in the Tour
Summary: 5 Stars

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.

Description of Hell on Wheels

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 Kl?den-- 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.

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

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