Vive Le Tour

1962 · 18 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 1,009 VOTES · DIR. Louis Malle

Overview

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.

Documentary1960s

Dialogue Timeline — 97 lines

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00:02:21 The racers in the pack can't see the crowd.
00:02:43 The racers know them as well as they know their opponents.
00:03:33 each racer knows exactly where to find his food handler
00:04:01 mostly fruit, rice and carbohydrates.
00:05:15 Then they're off, usually without paying.
00:05:40 On a hot day on the Tour de France
00:06:07 But getting soaked can be dangerous.
00:06:45 they're always fresh and ready to go.
00:07:14 Last lap of the sprint.
00:07:49 So many feats in this Tour. So many guys have done stuff -
00:08:10 Some get "chargedjust to play cards.
00:08:34 I repeat, "The Eagle has torn apart the Angel of the Mountain.
00:09:12 One racer, then another, until there are 30 on the ground.
00:10:07 - I'm cold. - Is that better?
00:10:45 Now let's talk about doping.
00:11:02 That same day, ten racers quit
00:11:19 He's nothing more than a pedaling machine.
00:14:42 There the pack breaks down and the racers spread out.
00:15:51 Some spectators end up more exhausted than the racers.
00:17:22 GO BAHAMONTES KING OF THE MOUNTAINS

Cast & Characters

Jean Bobet Narrator Jacques Anquetil Self Raymond Poulidor Self

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed97
Dialogue density5.4 lines / min
First line00:02:21
Final line00:17:22

Production Record

DirectorLouis Malle
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,009