Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle

Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle

★ 6.0IMDb Score
Released:2001-09-14
Genre:Comedy
Duration:119 min
Director:Philippe Harel
Actors:Benoît Poelvoorde, José Garcia, Daniel Ceccaldi, Sacha Bourdo, Emmanuel Quatra
Production:AF Production, Les Productions Lazennec, Pioneer Entertainment, StudioCanal
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Overview:

In the 70s, there was Merckx and there were the others. Ghislain Lambert was one of the others. This is his story, a quite simple one. The story of a modest Belgian bike racer. His greatest ambition in life? To become a champion. His greatest tragedy? Not having the legs his heart deserves.

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