Stars and the Water Carriers

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

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Documentary

Overview

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."

Details

Status: Released
Release date: August 14, 1974
Original language: Danish
Spoken languages: Danish
Countries: Denmark
Cast: Eddy Merckx
Director: Jørgen Leth
Writer: Jørgen Leth
Cinematography: Dan Holmberg
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0200173