Stars and the Water Carriers
1974, Danish. Directed by Jørgen Leth.
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."
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Danish
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- Released
- 14 August 1974
- Original title
- Stjernerne og Vandbærerne
- Country
- Denmark
- Written by
- Jørgen Leth
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Who directed Stars and the Water Carriers?
Stars and the Water Carriers (1974) was directed by Jørgen Leth and stars Eddy Merckx.