The Armstrong Lie
- 2013
- US
- 2h 4min
- 15
- Directed by: Alex Gibney
- Cast: Lance Armstrong, Reed Albergotti, Betsy Andreu
- UK release: 31 January 2014
Documentary chronicling the spectacular rise and ignominious fall of cyclist Lance Armstrong.
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In 2009 Academy Award 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…
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The Armstrong Lie
29 Jan 2014
Alex Gibney finds an interesting resonance in the story of disgraced athlete Lance Armstrong
Alex Gibney delivers another smart and enthralling documentary with The Armstrong Lie, a look at cyclist Lance Armstrong and his spectacular fall from grace following confirmation, after many years of allegations, that he had been involved in doping. In…
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