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The Program

Champion. Hero. Legend. Cheat.
2015 | 103m | English

(20285 votes)

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An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.
Release Date: Sep 16, 2015
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: John Hodge, David Walsh
Genres: Drama
Keywords biography, sports, tour de france, cycling
Production Companies StudioCanal, Working Title Films
Box Office Revenue: $3,286,448
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Full Credits

Name Character
Ben Foster Lance Armstrong
Chris O'Dowd David Walsh
Guillaume Canet Dr. Ferrari
Jesse Plemons Floyd Landis
Lee Pace Bill Stapleton
Denis Ménochet Johan Bruyneel
Edward Hogg Frankie Andreu
Dustin Hoffman Bob Hamman
Elaine Cassidy Betsy Andreu
Laura Donnelly Emma O'Reilly
Peter Wight Sunday Times Editor
Nathan Wiley Charles Pelkey
Chris Larkin John Wilcockson
Mark Little Rupert Guinness
Michael G. Wilson Lance's Doctor
Sid Phoenix Tony
Josh O'Connor Rich
Sam Hoare Stephen Swart
James Harkness Wayne
Saskia Reeves Conference Director
Chloe Hayward Kristin
Adam LeFevre Jeffrey Tillotson
Brent Langdon Richard Faulkner
J.D. Evermore Tailwind Executive
Nicolas Robin Christophe Bassons
Julien Vialon John Lelangue
Chiké Okonkwo Young Hospital Doctor
Daniel Stewart Sunday Times Lawyer
Yves Aubert Race Official
Paul Kelleher Floyd Landis' Father
Philippe Smolikowski Jean-Michel Rouet
Lucien Guignard Alberto Contador
John Schwab Travis Tygart
David Bertrand U.C.I. Official
Christy Meyer U.S. Sports Journalist
Name Job
Stephen Frears Director
Danny Cohen Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Alex Heffes Original Music Composer
John Hodge Screenplay
Zack Duhame Stunt Double
Alex Mott Key Grip
Dean Rogers Still Photographer
Andy Walker Dialogue Editor
Luke Anthony Key Makeup Artist, Key Hair Stylist
Jennifer Simonnet Production Coordinator
Jeremy Conway Art Direction
Karen Elliott Music Supervisor
Guilhem Malgoire Second Assistant Director
Kate Morath Boom Operator
Stephany Baskin Key Costumer
Alan Bailey Property Master
Denis Schnegg Art Direction
Rozenn Le Pape Production Manager
Bradley Porter Other
Richard Davies Assistant Costume Designer
Barrie McCulloch First Assistant Director
Jérôme Brousseau Costume Supervisor
Sue Wyburgh Makeup & Hair
Tania Blunden Post Production Supervisor
Gabriella Villarreal Set Decoration
Simon Mills Production Coordinator
Alan MacDonald Production Design
Simon Baker Steadicam Operator
Felicity Bowring Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
Andy Long Gaffer
Gareth Milne Stunt Coordinator
Martina Zamolo First Assistant Editor
David Walsh Book
Siobhán McGrath Makeup Trainee
Becki Ponting Supervising Sound Editor
Jane Petrie Costume Design
Valerio Bonelli Editor
Ian Wilson Supervising Sound Editor
Thomas Browne Key Grip
Neil Toddy Todd Special Effects Supervisor
Van Redin Still Photographer
Zoe Liang Second Assistant Director
Susanna Lenton Script Supervisor
Sian Evans Costume Supervisor
Kirsten Lane Music Consultant
Name Title
Tim Bevan Producer
Eric Fellner Producer
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Reviews

Rangan
7.0

> What would you choose to do if you get a second chance in your life. I think it came at the right time. The recent report says there are lots of athletes around the world from the different sports failed their doping tests. But this story sets around the 15 years ago, which was based on the rea ... l sportsperson's life story. Lance Armstrong, a cyclist from the Texas and his record breaking back to back wins at the 'The Tour de France'. The film narrates a tale that what he chose to do with the second chance of his life. A very interesting biopic, but kind of confusing over what kind of revelation the film is. I mean whether inspiring to fight back the disease, especially what he contributed to the poor and orphan cancer patients, or cheating the game to become a fame. So what I think is it has the both positives and negatives. I liked the balanced screenplay, that is very smart for a controversial person like this. It's like a modern 'Robinhood' tale. But here, he's not stealing from the rich, instead he cheats the game. Those tricks were unbelievable. That's not the right thing to do, but that's what he's good at. Ben Foster was amazing, I'd seen him doing lots of supporting roles, but for this he's the posterboy. This film is a great example that the lies cannot go on forever, sooner or later the justice will be done. People hate him and so this film. There are others who like him as well, but I'm neutral and people like me has to go through a hard time to rate it. 6½/10

May 16, 2024