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| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Screenplay by | John Hodge |
| Based on | Seven Deadly Sins by David Walsh |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Danny Cohen |
| Edited by | Valerio Bonelli |
| Music by | Alex Heffes |
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| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $3.3 million[2] |
The Program (working title, Icon) is a 2015 biographical drama film about Lance Armstrong directed by Stephen Frears, starring Ben Foster as Armstrong[3] and Chris O'Dowd as journalist David Walsh.[4]
The film is based on Walsh's 2012 book, Seven Deadly Sins.[5] It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival 14 September 2015, and was theatrically released in France 16 September and the United Kingdom 14 October.
- ^ "THE PROGRAM (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "The Program". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Lee, Esther (24 October 2013). "Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong In Biopic: See The First Photo!". Us Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ Luckhurst, Samuel (7 July 2014). "Chris O'Dowd To Play David Walsh In Lance Armstrong Film". The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ Greenslade, Roy (20 April 2014). "David Walsh, who exposed Lance Armstrong, on cycle scandal film". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2014.