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Vive Le Tour (1962)

18m

Running Time

Vive Le Tour (1962)

Name: Vive Le Tour
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1962-10-01

18m

Running Time

Plot.

A short documentary about the 1962 Tour-de-France. Topics covered include: crowds of people and motorcycles, drinking raids and feeding, pileups, doping, "the charge," and the mountain stages.

Where to Watch.

Subs

Currently Vive Le Tour is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel

Streaming in:
🇺🇸 United States

Cast & Crew.

Jean Bobet

Narrator (voice)

Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

Louis Malle

Director / Writer / Director of Photography

Jacques Anquetil

Self

Kenout Peltier

Editor

Raymond Poulidor

Self

Suzanne Baron

Editor

Ghislain Cloquet

Director of Photography

Jacques Ertaud

Director of Photography

Media.

Details.

Release Date
October 1, 1962

Status
Released

Running Time
18m

This Movie Is About.

tour de france

cycling

Wiki.

Vive le Tour is a 1962 French documentary by filmmaker Louis Malle. It chronicles the 1962 Tour de France and focuses on issues such as providing food for the racers, dealing with injuries and doping. The New York Times describes the film as containing "ebullience, whimsy, jet black humor, awe and unspeakable tragedy" and as "a worshipful documentary of a sport made by a man who knew it intimately and loved it." Vive le Tour won the Dok Leipzig Golden Dove award in 1966.

Jean Bobet, a cyclist himself and brother of the great Louison Bobet, is the voice-over in this documentary.

The 18-minute film is available on DVD from The Criterion Collection as part of their Eclipse series.