The Armstrong Lie
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Directed by | Alex Gibney |
Produced by | Frank Marshall Matt Tolmach Alex Gibney |
Written by | Alex Gibney |
Starring | Lance Armstrong |
Narrated by | Alex Gibney |
Music by | David Kahne |
Cinematography | Ben Bloodwell Maryse Alberti |
Edited by | Andy Grieve Tim Squyres Lindy Jankura |
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Kennedy/Marshall Productions
Jigsaw Productions Matt Tolmach Productions |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time
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122 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $428,795[1][2] |
The Armstrong Lie is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Alex Gibney about the cyclist Lance Armstrong. Originally titled The Road Back,[3] the film takes its name from "Le Mensonge Armstrong", the headline of the August 23, 2005 issue of the French newspaper L'Équipe.[4] The film was screened out of competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival[5][6] and in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[7]
Synopsis
In 2009 director Alex Gibney set out to film The Road Back, a documentary on cyclist Lance Armstrong's comeback year after a four-year retirement from the sport. Three years later, on October 2012, a doping investigation led to his lifetime ban from competition and the stripping of his seven Tour de France titles, and the documentary was shelved. On January 14, 2013, three hours after his appearance on Oprah, Armstrong went back to Gibney to set the record straight about his career.[8]
Cast
- Lance Armstrong
- Reed Albergotti
- Frankie Andreu
- Betsy Andreu
- Johan Bruyneel
- Alberto Contador
- Daniel Coyle
- Michele Ferrari
- George Hincapie
- Steve Madden
- Filippo Simeoni
- Bill Stapleton
- Bill Strickland
- Jonathan Vaughters
- David Walsh
The documentary includes footage from Larry King Live, The Daily Show and the South Park episode "A Scause for Applause".
Reception
Reviews of the documentary have been positive, with an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 108 reviews.[9] Boyd van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter called it: "A quite absorbing but never riveting or revelatory overview of Armstrong’s career and testy personality."[10]
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External links
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- 2013 films
- English-language films
- 2010s documentary films
- American documentary films
- American films
- Documentary films about cycling
- Documentary films about sportspeople
- Films directed by Alex Gibney
- Films produced by Frank Marshall
- Films shot in Austin, Texas
- Films shot in California
- Films shot in Colorado
- Films shot in France
- Films shot in Italy
- Lance Armstrong