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The Armstrong Lie

The Armstrong Lie

20136.92h 4m

Overview

In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong's comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong's confession. The Armstrong Lie picks up in 2013 and presents a riveting, insider's view of the unraveling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong says himself, "I didn't live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one."

Directed by Alex Gibney
Written by Alex Gibney
Produced by Frank Marshall, Matt Tolmach, Alex Gibney
Box Office0Revenue: $383K

Top Cast

Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong

Self

Betsy Andreu

Betsy Andreu

Self

Frankie Andreu

Frankie Andreu

Self

R

Reed Albergotti

Self

J

Johan Bruyneel

Self

D

Daniel Coyle

Self

M

Michele Ferrari

Self

Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

Self (archive footage)

Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

dopinginterviewoutcastbehind the scenesarchive footagesports documentarysport competitioncyclingcheaterprofessional athletetestimonybiographical documentaryarchival footagecycling sport

About The Armstrong Lie

The Armstrong Lie is a documentary film released in 2013 exploring themes of doping, interview, outcast, behind the scenes, archive footage, sports documentary. Directed by Alex Gibney, it stars Lance Armstrong, Betsy Andreu, Frankie Andreu. In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong's comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong's confession. The Armstrong Lie picks up in 2013 and presents a riveting, insider's view of the unraveling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong says himself, "I didn't live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one."

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