The Armstrong Lie

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The Armstrong Lie

The Armstrong Lie

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The Armstrong Lie

The Armstrong Lie

 

Lance Armstrong was considered one of the greatest sports figures of all time and put competitive cycling into the global spotlight, by beating cancer and winning the Tour de France seven times. That success earned him an immense fortune and worldwide fame. His was also one of the most influential and inspiring sports stories of recent memory and became a pop culture phenomenon, thanks to his Livestrong initiative. Beginning in 2009, Academy Award winning documentarian Alex Gibney followed Armstrong for four years chronicling his return to cycling after retirement, as he tried to win his eighth title. Unexpectedly, Gibney was also there in 2012 when Armstrong admitted to doping, following a federal criminal investigation, public accusations of doping by his ex-teammates, and an investigation by the US Anti-Doping Agency, that led USADA’s CEO, Travis Tygart, to conclude that Armstrong’s team had run ‘the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen.

Directors: Alex Gibney

Cast: Lance Armstrong, Reed Albergotti, Betsy Andreu

Genre: Documentary/Sport    Country: USA    Language: English    Year: 2013

Duration: 124 mins    Rating: 15    iMDB score: 7.4/10

September 12 2015

Details

Date: September 12, 2015
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:50 pm
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Venue

Quarry Theatre at St. Luke’s, 26 St. Peter’s Street

26 St. Peter's Street
Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 2NN United Kingdom

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01234 362337

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Bedford Film Festival
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