Genres
Production Companies
SRG SSR
Teleclub AG
Hugo Koblet - The Charming Cyclist (Hugo Koblet - Pédaleur de charme)
Overview
Zurich-born Hugo Koblet was the first international cycling star of the post-war period. He was a stylist on the bicycle and in life, and a huge heartthrob. Koblet had a meteoric rise and won the Giro d'Italia in 1950. Once he had reached the zenith of his career, Koblet was put under pressure by overly ambitious officials and ended up ruining his health with drugs. In 1954, he married a well-known model and they became a celebrity dream couple. After his athletic career ended, Koblet began to lose his footing. Threatened by bankruptcy, he crashed his Alfa into a tree.
Key Crew
Writer: Martin Witz, Daniel von Aarburg, David Keller
Director: Daniel von Aarburg
Producer: Cornelia Seitler, Brigitte Hofer
Director of Photography: Pierre Mennel
Top Cast
Manuel Löwensberg
Hugo Koblet
Hanspeter Müller
Präsident
Max Rüdlinger
Trainer
Waltraut Haas
Self
Sarah Spale
Sonja Koblet
Hugo Koblet
Self (archive footage)
