

For a Yellow Jersey
1965-12-31 · 26 min · ★ 7.0
The film follows the 1965 Tour de France not as a sports documentary but an atmospheric film of the events that surround it. Where riders are shown racing, it is an illustration of the hardship or the danger they face. The main events are the daily routines of the competitors, the bossing about of spectators by officials (which Lelouch emphasises by adding animal noises to the soundtrack), the monotonous days of journalists who follow the race for hours to write only a few hundred words, and the evening entertainment laid on by the Europe-1 radio station.
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- Claude Lelouch
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- Countries
- France
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- Released
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Frank AlamoSelf
Michel Barbey
Felice GimondiSelf
Nancy HollowaySelf
Raymond PoulidorSelfTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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