Director and poet Jørgen Leth is, amongst other things, obsessed with bicycle racing as a ritual expression of human victory and defeat, and from this obsession he has made the unique "A Sunday in Hell". The Sunday is April 11th, 1976, when the classic and grueling annual bicycle race Paris-Roubaix was held, and the Hell is the cobblestone field roads of Northern France, where the champions of bicycle racing battle for victory. With an army of photographers, Jørgen Leth followed the race in all of its details, and he has edited the footage into a mythic and documentary spectacular.
| Original title | En forårsdag i helvede |
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| Danish title | En forårsdag i helvede |
| Other titles | Danish classics - selection |
| Keywords | Sport, Cycling, Cycle races, France |
| Director | Jørgen Leth |
| Screenplay | Jørgen Leth |
| Director of Photography | Claude Bertrand, Birger Bohm, Morten Bruus, Dirk Brüel, Henning Camre, Paul Constantini, Jean-Claude Fontan, Jean-Pierre Gautier, Ron Goodman, Henrik Herbert, Steen Herdel, Teit Jørgensen, Peter Klitgaard, Jacques Loiseleux, Gregers Nielsen, Alain Pottiez, Peter Roos, Rolf Rønne, Fritz Schrøder, Uffe Kaare Thomsen, Serge Valdenaire, Jan Weincke, Roland Wieder |
| Editor | Lars Brydesen |
| Sound | Ole Ørsted, Ole Ørsted |
| Composer | Gunner Møller Pedersen |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Statens Filmcentral, Kino Film |
| International sales | Leth Productions |
| Technical info | 3055 meter, color |
| Danish theatrical release | 25.02.1977 |
| Cinemas | Nygade |
| TV release | 17.06.1979 |
| Danish rating | Allowed for all |
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| Production company | Steen Herdel Film |
| Domestic distribution | Statens Filmcentral, Kino Film |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Jørgen Leth |
| Assistant director | Ann Bierlich |
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Script |
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| Script | Jørgen Leth |
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Production |
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| Executive producer | Jørgen Leth |
| Production manager | Christian Clausen |
| Production assistant | Pepo Angel |
| Production assistant | Francoise Genet |
| Production assistant | John Johansen |
| Production assistant | Ib Tardini |
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Cinematography |
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| Director of photography | Dan Holmberg |
| Cinematographer | Claude Bertrand |
| Cinematographer | Birger Bohm |
| Cinematographer | Morten Bruus |
| Cinematographer | Dirk Brüel |
| Cinematographer | Henning Camre |
| Cinematographer | Paul Constantini |
| Cinematographer | Jean-Claude Fontan |
| Cinematographer | Jean-Pierre Gautier |
| Cinematographer | Ron Goodman |
| Cinematographer | Henrik Herbert |
| Cinematographer | Steen Herdel |
| Cinematographer | Teit Jørgensen |
| Cinematographer | Peter Klitgaard |
| Cinematographer | Jacques Loiseleux |
| Cinematographer | Gregers Nielsen |
| Cinematographer | Alain Pottiez |
| Cinematographer | Peter Roos |
| Cinematographer | Rolf Rønne |
| Cinematographer | Fritz Schrøder |
| Cinematographer | Uffe Kaare Thomsen |
| Cinematographer | Serge Valdenaire |
| Cinematographer | Jan Weincke |
| Cinematographer | Roland Wieder |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Heine Pedersen |
| Stills | Vibeke Winding |
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| Best boy | Leif Barney Fick |
| Best boy | Kim Sejer Larsen |
| Best boy | Eg Norre |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Lars Brydesen |
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Music |
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| Music | Gunner Møller Pedersen |
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| Sound | Ole Ørsted |
| Sound engineer | Ole Ørsted |
| Sound | Søren Brix |
| Sound | Leif Jensen |
| Sound | Flemming Møller |
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