Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist

Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist is a 2014 feature-length documentary film directed by James Erskine. It is about the life and death of road racing cyclist Marco Pantani.

Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist
DVD cover of Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist
Directed byJames Erskine
Produced byJames Erskine
Victoria Gregory
StarringAndrea Gambadoro
Conan Sweeny
Music byLorne Balfe
CinematographyJoel Devlin
Edited byArturo Calvete
Release date
  • February 2014 (2014-02) (Italy)[1]
Running time
96 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Italian

Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist was averagely received mostly because of the too much sympathetic representation with regards to the accusation of doping. The Guardian gave the documentary three stars out of five, praising the "thrilling footage' but criticising how "it can't close the book on the doping allegations".[2] Similarly, The Huffington Post stated that the director tended to eschew exploring Pantani's dark side in favor of focusing on his achievements.[3] Also Time Out gave the documentary 3 stars out of five, describing Pantani's depiction much softer than most media accounts of Lance Armstrong.[4]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 6.29/10.[5]

References
  1. "Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist film for UK release". BikeRadar. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. McCahill, Mike (14 May 2014). "Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist review – shrewd documentary". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. Frost, Caroline (27 May 2014). "'Marco Pantani: The Accidental Death Of A Cyclist' Review - A Tragedy Behind A Sporting Scandal". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. Calhoun, Dave (14 May 2014). "Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist". Time Out. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  5. "Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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