The Armstrong Lie (2013)

7.0/10 124 min Documentary

Overview

In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong's comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong's confession. The Armstrong Lie picks up in 2013 and presents a riveting, insider's view of the unraveling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong says himself, "I didn't live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one."

Cast

Lance Armstrong

Self

Betsy Andreu

Self

Frankie Andreu

Self

Michael Bloomberg

Self (archive footage)

Anderson Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Oprah Winfrey

Self (archive footage)

Alex Gibney

Self - Narrator

Larry King

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Walters

Self (archive footage)

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