Stars and the Water Carriers (Stjernerne og Vandbærerne) 50 years old

Belgian legend Eddy Merckx and the Spanish mountain specialist José Manuel Fuente

The images from the Tour de France in the television production Eddy Merckx in the Vincinity of a Cup of Coffee may be seen as a small sketch for the fully unfurled epic cycling drama Stars and Watercarriers. The film follows the 1973 Giro d'Italia and in his commentary Leth explains the fascination exerted by the great cycle races: "The most beautiful, most pathetic images cycling can give us involve extreme performances in classic terrain."

Credits

Stars and the Water Carriers Cast

Name	Character
Eddy Merckx He was 29, now 79 years old	as Himself

Stars and the Water Carriers Crew

Name	Department
Dan Holmberg as Cinematography. He was 29 (now 80) years old	Crew
Jørgen Leth as Director. He was 37 (now 87) years old	Directing
Jørgen Leth as Writer. He was 37 (now 87) years old	Writing