The Armstrong Lie (2013)

  • R
  • 10/12/2013 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 2h 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.”

Alex Gibney

Director, Writer

Peter Elkind

Screenplay

Cast

Lance Armstrong's headshot

Lance Armstrong

Self
Betsy Andreu's headshot

Betsy Andreu

Self
Frankie Andreu's headshot

Frankie Andreu

Self
Reed Albergotti's headshot

Reed Albergotti

Self
Johan Bruyneel's headshot

Johan Bruyneel

Self
Daniel Coyle's headshot

Daniel Coyle

Self
Michele Ferrari's headshot

Michele Ferrari

Self
Michael Bloomberg's headshot

Michael Bloomberg

Self (archive footage)

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