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.
Credits
Hell on Wheels Cast
Hell on Wheels Crew
Name |
Department |
Mona Bräuer as Editor. She was 42 (now 63) years old
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Editing |
Mirjam Quinte as Producer. She was 51 (now 72) years old
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Production |
Werner Schweizer as Director. He was 49 (now 69) years old
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Directing |
Josef Bach as Original Music Composer. He was 158 (now 178) years old
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Sound |
Arne Schumann as Original Music Composer. |
Sound |
Filip Zumbrunn as Director of Photography. He was 35 (now 55) years old
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Camera |
Wolfgang Thaler as Director of Photography. He was 46 (now 66) years old
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Camera |
Michael Hammon as Director of Photography. He was 49 (now 69) years old
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Camera |
Till Brönner as Original Music Composer. He was 33 (now 53) years old
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Sound |