The Program
The Program (working title, Icon) is a 2015 biographical drama film about Lance Armstrong directed by Stephen Frears, starring Ben Foster as Armstrong and Chris O'Dowd as journalist David Walsh.
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| Running time | 103 minutes
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| Language | English
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| Box office | $3.3 million
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- British cyclist David Millar was Cycling Consultant to the film.
- In an interview with The Guardian, Ben Foster admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision to prepare for the role.
- The film is based on Walsh's book "Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong".
- Foster admitted the emotional storyline about the disgraced cyclist took more a toll on him than the physical demands of the role.
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