During the 1970s, Pierre William Glenn, until then director of photography and cameraman, decided to strike out on his own and became a director. He staged the motorcycle Grands Prix of the time with his first feature film as a director. The Iron Horse recounts the "fantastic ride", in 1974, of the best riders in Europe on the twelve Grand Prix circuits which then constitute the World Championship. If there was to be only one movie about the world of motorcycling to watch, to keep, to savor, it would be this one. Cult, hard to find and memorable, the Iron Horse has left a lasting mark on the minds of enthusiasts. Witness to a bygone era when legends of motorcycle riding fought a real battle on the track. More concretely, the film is interested in the 12 Grands Prix which constitute the world championship of speed of the year 1974 by focusing on the best French pilots of the time. We will thus be able to come across well-known faces of Continental Circus fans throughout the documentary, including the excellent Patrick Pons, the late Michel Rougerie or even the champions René Guili, Bernard Fau or Gérard Choukroun. Skimming the European circuits, the French then have rivals bearing the name of Giacomo Agostini, Barry Sheene, Phil Read or Jack Findlay. Names that are now legendary and engraved forever in the annals of motorcycling sport.
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