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The Program

The Program

Champion. Hero. Legend. Cheat.

20156.41h 43m

Overview

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

Directed by Stephen Frears
Written by John Hodge, David Walsh
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Box Office0Revenue: $3.3M

Top Cast

Ben Foster

Ben Foster

Lance Armstrong

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

David Walsh

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Dr. Ferrari

Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Floyd Landis

Lee Pace

Lee Pace

Bill Stapleton

Denis Ménochet

Denis Ménochet

Johan Bruyneel

Edward Hogg

Edward Hogg

Frankie Andreu

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Bob Hamman

Elaine Cassidy

Elaine Cassidy

Betsy Andreu

Laura Donnelly

Laura Donnelly

Emma O'Reilly

Themes & Keywords

sportsbiographytour de francecycling

About The Program

The Program is a drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of sports, biography, tour de france, cycling. Directed by Stephen Frears, it stars Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd, Guillaume Canet. An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

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