The Armstrong Lie

The Armstrong Lie
Film poster
Directed byAlex Gibney
Written byAlex Gibney
Produced byFrank Marshall
Matt Tolmach
Alex Gibney
StarringLance Armstrong
Narrated byAlex Gibney
CinematographyBen Bloodwell
Maryse Alberti
Edited byAndy Grieve
Tim Squyres
Lindy Jankura
Music byDavid Kahne
Production
companies
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Jigsaw Productions
Matt Tolmach Productions
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • August 2, 2013 (2013-08-02) (Venice)
  • October 12, 2013 (2013-10-12) (US)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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]

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  2. ^ "The Armstrong Lie – International results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Lyons, Margaret (October 8, 2013). "The Armstrong Lie Trailer: Tour de Lance". New York Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "EN IMAGES. Retour sur l'histoire d'Armstrong et du Tour de France". 20 minutes. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Out of Competition". labiennale. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "Venice film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. London. July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  7. ^ "The Armstrong Lie". TIFF. Retrieved August 15, 2013.