Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert (2001) Directed by Philippe Harel
Comedy / Drama / Sport
aka: Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle
Film Synopsis
Ghislain Lambert has only one objective in life, to become a world
class cyclist. Eddy Merckx is both his idol and his
inspiration. Today he may be an unknown Belgian with a stamina
deficiency, but Ghislain knows that he has the determination and guile
to succeed, with a little help from his less than scrupulous brother
Claude...
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