The Armstrong Lie | |
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Directed by | Alex Gibney |
Written by | Alex Gibney |
Produced by | Frank Marshall Matt Tolmach Alex Gibney |
Starring | Lance Armstrong |
Narrated by | Alex Gibney |
Cinematography | Ben Bloodwell Maryse Alberti |
Edited by | Andy Grieve Tim Squyres Lindy Jankura |
Music by | David Kahne |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 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]