
Keywords
- Label: SWISS FILMS
- Screen: Switzerland
- biopic
- sport
Actors
- Manuel Löwensberg
- Sarah Bühlmann
- Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart
- Chantal Le Moign
Director
- Daniel von Aarburg
Documentary, Independent
1h 37min
16+
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The rise and fall of Swiss cycling legend Hugo Koblet still fascinates today - with a comb tucked in his jersey, groupies, vanilla ice cream.
The rise and fall of Swiss cycling legend Hugo Koblet still fascinates today - with a comb tucked in his jersey, groupies, vanilla ice cream.
The well-drafted docudrama HUGO KOBLET - THE CHARMING CYCLIST, which premiered at the Festival del film Locarno, is an homage to "the James Dean of cycling" who was both an exceptional athlete and a broken man.
Swiss cycling legend Hugo Koblet (1925-1964) was a Tour de France winner and the first non-Italian to win the Giro d'Italia. A baker's son from Zurich, Koblet quickly rose to fame as the worlds first international cycling star. His elegant appearance and the ease of his success charmed and inspired his fans.