Stars and the Water CarriersMovie
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."
About Stars and the Water Carriers
Stars and the Water Carriers is a 1974 documentary movie directed by Jørgen Leth.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 31m, production credits from Denmark, an original language code of DA.
The credited cast includes Eddy Merckx. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
