Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist
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New Black Films
Synopsis
In 1998 Marco Pantani took the cycling world by storm when he won both the Giro D’Italia and the Tour De France – a feat that has not since been matched. Just six years later, Pantani was found dead and alone in a cheap hotel room. This film charts his meteoric ascent to the top of his sport on the mountains he loved and explores the darker side of the sport that led to the catastrophic downfall. It is the story of the tragic battles fought by the most important Italian cyclist of his generation; man verses mountain, athlete verses addiction, Marco Pantani verses himself.
Details
- Year
- 2014
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 96 mins
- Format
- HD CamSR, DCP
- Director
- James Erskine
- Producer
- Victoria Gregory, James Erskine
- Co-Producer
- Paola Desiderio
- Executive Producer
- Dominic Schreiber, Robert Jolliffe
- Editor
- Arturo Calvete
- Screenwriter
- James Erskine
- Director of Photography
- Joel Devlin
- Production Designer
- Toby Stevens
- Sound
- Antony Bayman
- Music
- Lorne Balfe
- Principal Cast
- Marco Pantani, Paolo Pantani, Tonina Pantani, Sir Bradley Wiggins, Matt Rendell, Richard Williams, Greg Lemond
- Associate Producer
- Andrew Riach
- Development Producer
- James Pearson
- Researcher
- Rachel Doctors
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 19th November 2013
