Le Roi de la pédale (1925) Directed by Maurice Champreux
Drama
Film Synopsis
The only thing that matters to Fortune, an honest lad hired by a
bicycle maker, is the bicycle account. In Paris, he must deal
with the wickedness of a foreman, the cunning of a rider, and the
intrigues of many others. Fortune ends up winning the Tour de
France and marries his wife's boss.
Cast: Georges Biscot, Blanche Montel, Bouboule, Jean Murat, Jeanne Marie-Laurent,
Carpentier,
Émile Vervet,
Georgette Lhery,
Henri-Amédée Charpentier,
Henriette Clairval-Terof,
Demanne,
Pierrald,
Renée van Delly
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White / Silent
Runtime: 90 min
Continental Films, quality cinema under the Nazi Occupation
At the time of the Nazi Occupation of France during WWII, the German-run company Continental produced some of the finest films made in France in the 1940s.
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