A chronology of the 1976 Paris-Roubaix bicycle race from the perspective of participants, organizers and spectators.
Direction
Leth turns brutal suffering into visual poetry—every crash is ballet.
Cinematography
1976 film stock never looked this gorgeous covering this much mud.
Editing
The race structure becomes narrative tension without manufactured drama.
Director
Jørgen Leth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Leth filmed without guaranteed access, bribing farmers for field positions and hiding cameras in haystacks.
Paris-Roubaix's 'Hell of the North' nickname originated from WWI devastation, not the race—Leth weaponizes this history.
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