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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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Lance Armstrong
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David Walsh
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Dr. Ferrari
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Floyd Landis
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Bill Stapleton
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Johan Bruyneel
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Frankie Andreu
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Bob Hamman
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Betsy Andreu
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Emma O'Reilly
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Sunday Times Editor
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Charles Pelkey
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John Wilcockson
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Rupert Guinness
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Lance's Doctor
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Tony
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Rich
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Stephen Swart
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Wayne
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Conference Doctor
Chloe Hayward ...
Kristin
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Jeffrey Tillotson
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Richard Faulkner
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Tailwind Executive (as J.D. Evermore)
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Christophe Bassons
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John Lelangue
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Young Hospital Doctor
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Sunday Times Lawyer
Yves Aubert ...
Race Official
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Floyd Landis' Father
Philippe Smolikowski ...
Jean-Michel Rouet
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Alberto Contador
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Travis Tygart
David Bertrand ...
U.C.I. Official
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U.S. Sports Journalist
Sebastian Gonzalez ...
Journalist (Landis' Conference)
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Barrister
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Judge
Joseph Cairns ...
Jack
Susan Snyder ...
Cycling Woman
Kari Kleiv ...
Livestrong PA
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Liège Journalist
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Children's Ward Nurse
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Nurse in Corridor
Rosa Bursztein ...
Pharmacist
Alex Dobrenko ...
Chris Hamman
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Woman in Bookshop
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Team Owner
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Tailwind Executive 2
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Tailwind Executive 3
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TV Newsreader
Gary Weekes ...
Motoman
Maud Kleszcz Luszczynski ...
French Waitress
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Peloton Leader
Thomas Dekker ...
Peloton
Liam Holohan ...
Peloton
Yanto Barker ...
Peloton
Colton Jarisch ...
Peloton
Joan Horrach ...
Peloton
Hugh Wilson ...
Peloton
Dirk Bellemakers ...
Peloton
Kristian House ...
Peloton
Servais Knaven ...
Peloton
Kevin Hulsmans ...
Peloton
Chambéry Cyclisme Formation ...
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Restaurant Guest (uncredited)
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Journalist (uncredited)
Francesca Bennett ...
French Journalist (uncredited)
Hannah Blamires ...
Mother (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Sales Person (uncredited)
Jennifer Brenner ...
Waitress (uncredited)
Luke Cloud ...
Tax Police (uncredited)
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Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Chris Cowlin ...
Salesman in Dallas Hotel (uncredited)
Leigh Dent ...
Conference Attendee (uncredited)
Nick Donald ...
Customer at Book Signing (uncredited)
Holly Field ...
Lisa Shiels (uncredited)
Marco Flammer ...
Cameraman (uncredited)
Claire Greasley ...
Press Camera Woman (uncredited)
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Floyd's Buddy (uncredited)
Chris Groundsell ...
Journalist (uncredited)
Julien Guillot ...
Journalist (uncredited)
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Team Doctor (uncredited)
Timothy Harmon ...
Businessman (uncredited)
Michael Haydon ...
Surgeon (uncredited)
Kornelia Horvath ...
Party Guest in Belgium (uncredited)
Dolly Jagdeo ...
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
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Lawyer (uncredited)
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Armstrong Best Man (uncredited)
Wesley Lloyd ...
Journalist (uncredited)
Ian Mann ...
David Walsh's Lawyer (uncredited)
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Diner (uncredited)
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Journalist (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Senior Journalist (uncredited)
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SCA Prosecutor (uncredited)
Dina Nielsen ...
Mother of Sick Child (uncredited)
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Journalist (uncredited)
Tim Packham ...
French Press Conference Journalist (uncredited)
Christina Pennant ...
Customer in Restaurant (uncredited)
Antonio Piras ...
Guard (uncredited)
Zac Rashid ...
Film Crew (uncredited)
Sève Ribaud ...
Actress (uncredited)
David G. Robinson ...
Orderly Jones (uncredited)
Jeff Runnels ...
Lawyer (uncredited)
James Thomas Scott ...
Jury Member (uncredited)
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Journalist (uncredited)
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Journalist (uncredited)
Jon Snow ...
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
TyLean Tuijl ...
Journalist (uncredited)
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Journalist (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Andrew Zographos ...
Bobby Julich (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stephen Frears

Written by

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John Hodge ... (screenplay)
 
David Walsh ... (book "Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong")

Produced by

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Raphaël Benoliel ... co-producer: France
Tim Bevan ... producer
Liza Chasin ... executive producer
Olivier Courson ... executive producer
Eric Fellner ... producer
Amelia Granger ... executive producer
Ron Halpern ... executive producer
Matthieu Rubin ... line producer: France
Tracey Seaward ... producer
Kate Solomon ... producer

Music by

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Alex Heffes

Cinematography by

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Danny Cohen

Editing by

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Valerio Bonelli

Editorial Department

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Maria Chamberlain ... digital intermediate assistant colourist
Peter Collins ... data and workflow manager
Georgina Cranmer ... digital film bureau
Sinéad Cronin ... on-line editor
Rob Farris ... digital intermediate producer
Gianluca Ferrari ... digital film bureau
Lawrence Hook ... digital film bureau
Patrick Malone ... digital intermediate head of department
Karenjit Sahota ... archive editor
Nathan Summerfield ... trainee assistant editor
Daniel Tomlinson ... digital on-line editor
Laurent Treherne ... digital film technical supervisor
Diana Vasquez ... digital intermediate assistant colourist
Martina Zamolo ... first assistant editor

Casting By

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Kathleen Chopin
Leo Davis
Lissy Holm

Production Design by

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Alan Macdonald ... (as Alan MacDonald)

Art Direction by

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Jeremy Conway
Andrew Rothschild ... supervising art director
Denis Schnegg
Astrid Sieben ... (additional photography)

Set Decoration by

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Gabriella Villarreal

Costume Design by

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Jane Petrie

Makeup Department

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Shawna Ahl ... additional hair stylist: Texas (as Shauna Ahl)
Gil Allan ... hair crowd supervisor: France / makeup crowd supervisor: France
Luke Anthony ... key hair stylist / key makeup artist
Howard Berger ... makeup creator: Ben Foster
Felicity Bowring ... hair designer / makeup designer
Michaela Farrell ... key makeup artist: Texas
Véronique Gely ... hair stylist: France (as Véronique Gély) / makeup artist: France (as Véronique Gély)
Alison Hanken ... additional makeup artist
Sam Headley ... additional makeup artist
Jennifer Jackson ... additional makeup artist: Texas
Irène Jordi ... hair stylist: France / makeup artist: France
Tami Lane ... makeup artist: Ben Foster
Ray Marston ... wigs and facial hair: Ben Foster
Siobhán McGrath ... makeup trainee (as Siobhan McGrath)
Bea Millas ... additional makeup artist (as Beatriz Millás Herrea)
Kelly Nelson ... key hair stylist: Texas
Greg Nicotero ... makeup creator: Ben Foster (as Gregory Nicotero)
Fabienne Robineau ... hair stylist: second unit, France / makeup artist: second unit, France
Sarah Weatherburn ... wigs and facial hair: Ben Foster
Riva Williams ... additional makeup artist
Sue Wyburgh ... hair stylist / makeup artist

Production Management

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Tania Blunden ... post-production supervisor
Samantha Knox-Johnston ... unit production manager
Rozenn Le Pape ... production manager
Sharon McGuinness ... unit manager
Olivier Servanin ... unit manager: 2nd unit FRANCE
Eric A. Williams ... unit production manager: USA

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Edward Bellamy ... third assistant director: additional photography
James Chambers ... third assistant director: crowd
Jessica Corlett ... crowd pa: dailies
Jean Ghesquiere ... key set lock off: France
Kayse Goodell ... first assistant director: second unit, USA
Timur Karamolla ... crowd third assistant director: dailies
Zoe Liang ... second assistant director
Guilhem Malgoire ... second assistant director
Beatrice Manning ... crowd 2nd assistant director
Barrie McCulloch ... first assistant director
Jack Mendo ... assistant director (as Jack Scarisbrick)
John Nolan ... second second assistant director
Alex Oakley ... first assistant director: second unit
Zuzana Tomcalova ... third assistant director: second unit
Christopher Wolfe ... key second assistant director: US Filming
Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix ... third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Tony Allen ... graphic designer
George Ausburger ... carpenter
Alan Bailey ... property master
Graham Bishop ... production buyer
Toby Browne ... set dresser
Stéphane Cabrera ... arts coordinator
Charlie Cobb ... fine artist
John Condron ... stand-by props / standby props
Laura Conway-Gordon ... stand-by art director
Mylon Domican ... painter
Lauren Doss ... art department assistant
Lizzie Dyer ... advisor (uncredited)
James Enright ... asset producer
Jannick Guillou ... graphic designer
Juliet Guimont ... lead scenic: Austin
Shaina Hedlund ... swing gang: Austin
Alexandra Hesketh-Wells ... petty cash buyer
Clare Holland ... scenic painter
Clare Holton ... assistant set decorator
Gary Jobber ... carpenter
Paul Jolliot ... assistant stand-by props
Thomas Laporte ... standy props
Dan Marsden ... hod construction
Emily Meech ... art department assistant
Campbell Mitchell ... art department stills photographer / chargehand standby props
Daisy Moseley ... set dresser
Francois Poublan ... stand by props
Mike Rawlings ... props storeman
Kenneth R. Rector ... on-set dresser: texas
Danny Rogers ... senior graphic designer
Emma Rogers ... graphic designer
Heike Scharrer-Smallcombe ... assistant art director (as Heike Scharrer)
Mary Pat Sheahan ... standby painter
Joe Vassallo ... scenic painter: lead painter
Caroline Vion ... assistant set decorator
Joe Wilkes ... designer
Carl Wilson ... senior propmaker
Chris Edwards ... props (uncredited)
Scott A. Riley ... props (uncredited)
Helen Russell ... art department intern (uncredited) / set dress intern (uncredited)
Elizabeth Slater ... art department assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Mark Appleby ... adr mixer
Justine Baker ... adr recordist
Nick Baldock ... adr mixer
Jeremy Brown ... boom operator: additional photography
Alex Bryce ... second assistant sound: additional photography
Ben Carr ... adr recordist
Tim Cavagin ... re-recording mixer
Vincent Cosson ... adr mixer
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer
Mike Dowson ... re-recording mixer
Detlef Halaski ... re-recording mixer
Craig Irving ... re-recording mixer
Phil Lee ... additional SFX editor / sound effects recordist
Peter Lindsay ... production sound mixer
Mitch Low ... additional sound mixer: pick ups.
Kate Morath ... boom operator
Chris Navarro ... adr mixer
Marc Parazon ... sound mixer
Harry Platford ... adr recordist
Becki Ponting ... supervising sound editor
Dave Poulton ... foley artist
James Shannon ... dolby sound consultant
Jay Simon ... adr artist / looping: actor
Jason Stevens ... sound negative
Jason Swanscott ... foley artist
Michael Lee Taylor ... sound assistant
Mike Tehrani ... adr recordist
Simon Trundle ... foley recordist editor
Andy Walker ... dialogue editor
Max Walsh ... sound mix technician
Ian Wilson ... supervising sound editor

Special Effects by

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Neil Toddy Todd ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Tim Caplan ... visual effects producer
Marta Cañavate ... digital compositor
Matthew Chan ... digital compositor
Mitch Crease ... visual effects artist
Lucas Manuel Cuenca ... visual effects artist
Andy Cuthbert ... technical assistant: Union VFX
Amy Davis ... digital compositor: Union VFX
Agueda Del Castillo ... digital compositor
Adam Gascoyne ... visual effects supervisor
Adam Glasman ... di colourist
Steve Gurr ... motion graphic artist
Alexander Ha ... visual effects artist
Patrick Hall ... digital compositor: Union VFX
Shani Hermoni ... vfx compositor: Union VFX
Manuel Huertas ... digital compositor
Taskin Kenan ... visual effects data wrangler
Ines Li ... visual effects coordinator
Simon Lowe ... visual effects artist
Dillan Nicholls ... compositor
Noel O'Malley ... matchmove artist
Maria Peralta Ramos ... visual effects artist
Iain Read ... compositor
Noga Alon Stein ... visual effects line producer
Gareth Stevenson ... visual effects artist
Filip Sustek ... digital compositor: Union VFX
Luciano Vittori Jr. ... titles design
Ben Wilson ... visual effects artist
Lewis Wright ... digital compositor
David Craddock ... visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Gary Connery ... stunt performer
Gilles Conseil ... motorbike driver: France Unit / quad driver: France Unit
Nrinder Dhudwar ... stunt coordinator
Yan Dron ... stunt performer
Cyrille Dufaut ... low loader driver: France Unit
Zack Duhame ... additional stunts
Rob Jarman ... stunt performer
Christophe Marsaud ... motorbike driver: France Unit / quad driver: France Unit
Gareth Milne ... stunt coordinator
Christophe Roblin ... motorbike driver: France Unit / quad driver: France Unit
Immanuel Salas ... additional stunts
Jeff Schwan ... stunt coordinator
John Arszyla ... safety diver (uncredited)
Zack Duhame ... stunt double: Ben Foster (uncredited)
Immanuel Salas ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Stéphane Afchain ... grip: france
Emmanuelle Alaitru ... camera trainee
Jeremie Averty ... grip
Anca Badita ... camera trainee
Anthony Bagley ... digital imaging technician
Simon Baker ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Theo Berman ... first assistant
Thomas Browne ... key grip
Wailoon Chung ... electrician / lighting technician
Billy Clifford ... rigging electrician
Danny Cohen ... camera operator: 'a' camera
Chris Cole ... trainee grip
Tobias Eedy ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Gabriele Filippelli ... additional photography
Alex Finlayson ... camera trainee
Michael Forster ... electrician
Filippo Giansante ... digital imaging technician
Sebastien Guerrieri ... camera trainee
Robert Hatfield ... camera operator: "c" camera / digital imaging technician: Texas
Philip Heron ... dit trainee
Larry D. Horricks ... still photographer: France and Belgium
Ryan King ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Cyril Kuhnholtz ... key grip
Ross Lancaster ... epk camera operator
Lydia Lewis ... camera trainee dailies
Andy Long ... gaffer
Danny McGee ... electrician
Alex Mott ... key grip
Brian Nelligan ... second assistant camera: "a" camera: Austin
Dan Norrish ... electrician
Patrick O'Flynn ... rigging electrician
Iain Ovenden ... epk camera operator
Felix Pickles ... second assistant camera: additional photography
Patrick Pourcier ... digital imaging technician
Van Redin ... still photographer
Mathieu Reymond ... drone
Christine Reymond-Laruinaz ... camera trainee
Dean Rogers ... still photographer
John Sedlack ... digital utility: Austin
Daniel Sean Smith ... practical electrician
Tom Stansfield ... b camera grip: additional photography
Iain Struthers ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gary Thornhill ... Practical electrician
Nicolas Turchet ... rigging grip
Olivier Valet ... genny operator
Charlie Wall ... grip: "b" camera
Benjamin Wearing ... second assistant camera: 'b' camera
Martyn Welland ... electrician
Daniel Wombwell ... camera trainee: dailies
Deepa Keshvala ... camera trainee (uncredited) (dailies)

Casting Department

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Vanessa Baker ... adr voice casting
Marie Pierre Delabrière ... extras casting (as Marie-Pierre Vau)
Adam Penny ... extras casting
Vanessa Seydoux ... extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Emma Ackerman ... costume trainee
Nicky Barron ... set costumer
Stephany Baskin ... key costumer
Magali Bonnot ... wardrobe
Jérôme Brousseau ... costume supervisor
Richard Davies ... associate costume designer
Sarah Dutton ... costume assistant
Liz Essex ... crowd costume trainee
Sian Evans ... costume supervisor
Carly Griffith ... costume assistant
Laurent Guinci ... standby costume
Katie Johnston ... costume assistant
Samantha Kent ... costume daily
Holly Smart ... crowd costume supervisor

Location Management

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Tim Aspert ... assistant to location manager (as Timothee Aspert)
Daragh Coghlan ... location manager
Rebecca Davis ... location manager
Serge Desfilles ... location manager
Arnaud Duterque ... location manager
Ken Lewin ... location manager: USA
Ben Mangham ... location manager
Jean-Philippe Moreteau ... assistant location manager
Stephen Parker ... location manager: second unit (as Stephen G. Parker) / location scout: second unit (as Stephen G. Parker)
Nicolas Piechaczek ... assistant location manager / location manager
Christel Rasquin ... assistant location manager
Adam Richards ... supervising location manager
Vernon Smith ... assistant location manager: Texas
Elisa Touraine ... assistant location manager
Sarah Worsley ... location scout

Music Department

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Jonathan Atkinson ... musician: drums
Peter Cobbin ... score recorded and mixed by
Rebecca Dale ... choir conductor
Karen Elliott ... music supervisor
Daniel Elms ... assistant composer
Toby Hulbert ... score recordist
Lewis Jones ... protools recordist
Kirsten Lane ... music consultant
Tommy Laurence ... additional orchestrator
T.J. Lindgren ... additional arranging and programming
Greg McAllister ... assistant score engineer
Gerard McCann ... supervising music editor
Tom Poster ... musician: solo piano
Hilary Skewes ... musician contractor
John Ashton Thomas ... orchestrator
Martin Tillman ... musician: electric cello
Kirsty Whalley ... score editor

Script and Continuity Department

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Elisa Landozzi ... script supervisor: 2nd unit
Susanna Lenton ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Jeremy Bau ... transportation coordinator
Mark Beeton ... transportation captain
Hassan Blal ... driver: Mr Ben Foster
Glenn Charter ... unit driver
Antonio Cides ... action vehicles
Damien Clement ... driver: cast
Paula D Collins ... driver (as Paula Collins)
Barry Dye ... unit driver
Jeff Hudson ... driver: Director
Mark Hudson ... unit driver
Leon Keegan ... facility captain
T.J. Larson ... driver: Mr. Frears
Peter Mercer ... driver: cast
Philippe Millot ... action vehicles
Alexandre Petellat ... driver: camera car
Emma Savin ... 4x4 driver

Additional Crew

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Susana Ballesteros ... voice dubbing
Richard Berkeley ... unit manager: France
Leo Burgat ... production assistant
Tilly Coulson ... Development Assistant
Ellie Coverdale ... cashier
Matt Curtis ... titles and graphic designer
Marie De Busscher ... key set lock off : France
Melanie Dicks ... sustainability & environmental consultant
Linda Drew ... personal assistant: Stephen Frears
Victoria Endacott ... assistant: Tim Bevan
Dan Eppley ... production assistant
Maria Pia Fanigliulo ... production assistant
Matthew Field ... epk producer
Fanny Floupin ... production secretary
Nicki Foster ... unit publicist
Beatrice Giraud ... production accountant
Tarn Harper ... post production accountant
Deborah Harpur ... product placement
Tanner Jobe ... production assistant
Amanda Kaplan ... assistant: Mr. Hoffman
Sean Kavanagh ... archive researcher
Lauren Knutti ... production assistant
Yaël Lamglait ... set production assistant: France
Bill Lanier ... production coordinator: Texas
T.J. Larson ... assistant to Mr. Frears
Sandrine Legrand Dealbera ... head of physical production: Studiocanal
Aaron Lee Lopez ... key set production assistant: Texas
Fernando Lueches ... marketing: spanish version
Dan MacRae ... head of development: UK, Studiocanal
Shazia Majeed ... unit nurse
James Joseph McDonald ... archival and production consultant
David Millar ... cycling consultant
Jon Miller ... production accountant
Justin Miller ... assistant accountant
Simon Mills ... production coordinator
Astrid Monarque ... first assistant accountant
Louise O'Malley ... financial controller
Tom Ormerod ... assistant production coordinator
Guy Phillips ... runner: additional filming
Jessica Poessiger ... cast assistant
Pascal Pons ... assistant production accountant
George Pope ... production assistant
Bradley Porter ... assistant: Tracey Seaward
Georgia Pownall ... assistant: Eric Fellner
Julie Rebaudo ... set production assistant
Emma Robinson ... unit publicist
Tom Rothwell ... assistant accountant
Michael Saleman ... production Legal: USA
Ashley Saunders ... assistant to producer: Texas
Renaud Schiff ... production assistant: France
Albert Sharpe ... epk producer
Edmund Shaw ... set production assistant: dailies (as Edmund A. Shaw)
Jack Sidey ... production supervisor: working title films
Jennifer Simonnet ... production coordinator
Tristan Tansu ... filing clerc
Byron Scott Thomas ... property master: Texas
Katharine Tidy ... home economist
Josh Tywater ... production assistant
John Walbeoffe ... DIT equipment support engineer
Rebecca Warren ... production runner
Sarah Jane Wright ... head of production: Working Title
Maria Pia Fanigliulo ... post production assistant (uncredited)
Rob Levy ... security (uncredited)

Thanks

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Betsy Andreu ... special thanks
Rupert Guinness ... special thanks
Deborah Harpur ... special thanks
Greg LeMond ... special thanks
Charles Pelkey ... special thanks
Michel Zilo ... special thanks

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Plot Summary

From Academy Award-nominated director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena) comes the true story of the meteoric rise and fall of one of the most celebrated and controversial men in recent history - Lance Armstrong (played by Foster), the world-renowned Tour de France champion.

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Taglines Winning was in his blood See more »
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Also Known As
  • Untitled Lance Armstrong Biopic (United States)
  • The Program - Um jeden Preis (Germany)
  • The Program (El ídolo) (Spain)
  • 瞒天计划 (China, Mandarin title)
  • O Programa (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 104 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia In an interview with The Guardian, Ben Foster admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision to prepare for the role. See more »
Goofs A number of The Sunday Times newspaper front pages on display around the office were published after the time the scenes are set. Most notably, the front cover depicting English Rugby player Johnny Wilkinson winning the 2003 World cup in a scene set in 2001. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Colin Farrell/Rachel Weisz/Dawn French/Chris O'Dowd/Rod Stewart (2015). See more »
Soundtracks Blitzkrieg Bop See more »
Quotes [repeated line]
Lance Armstrong: I have never tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.
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