Film · 2015

The Program

Name: The Program
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sports
Released: 2015-10-16
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Mark Gantt, Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd, Jesse Plemons, Lee Pace

Directed by Stephen Frears · starring Mark Gantt, Ben Foster and Chris O'Dowd

1 h 43 min
15
Biography · Drama · Sports
UK France
Released in the UK 15 October 2015

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5.3 Users5 votes
5.3 Critics14 reviews

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Synopsis

Based on the figure of former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong. An Irish journalist, David Walsh, begin an investigation of the cyclist Lance Armstrong , fully convinced about the use of prohibited substances during races of the athlete. Lance Armstrong will begin to see how the evidences begin to come to light , causing he was discovered. The decline of the career of the rider will be tarnished with the little credibility of him in the media. 'The Program' is a film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Ben Foster in the role of Armstrong. 'The Program' is a film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Ben Foster (in the role of Armstrong), Lee Pace (Bill Stapleton), Jesse Plemons, Floyd Landis (Lance Armstrong), Dustin Hoffman (Bob Hamman) and Ben Foster (Lance Armstrong).

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The essentials

Runtime: 103 min1 hour and 43 minutes
Box office: £144,181in UK
Rating: 15Suitable only for 15 years and over

How long is The Program?: 1 hour and 43 minutes (103 minutes).
When was The Program released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 15 October 2015.
Who directed The Program?: Stephen Frears.
Who is in The Program?: It stars Mark Gantt, Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd and Jesse Plemons.
Where can I watch The Program?: In the UK it is available with a channel on Apple TV and a channel on Prime Video.
How much did The Program make?: It took £144,181 in UK.

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Cast

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Director: Stephen Frears
Writers: John Hodge
Producers: Tim Bevan, Olivier Courson, Eric Fellner, Ron Halpern
Cinematography: Danny Cohen

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'The Program' Trailer #2 2:1014 September 2015

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Reviews

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What the critics say average 5.3 from 14 outlets

8.0 The GuardianCatherine Shoard It?s a fluid and nippy telling of a tale that still seems strangely urgent. Read
5.0 VarietyGuy Lodge In the film?s richest performance, Plemons beautifully teases out the ambiguities and potential hypocrisies of Landis? own moral position, tracing Armstrong?s slippery downward spiral almost in… Read
3.0 El MundoLuis Martínez 'The program ' does not work but next to 'The Lance Armstrong Lie' by Alex Gibney, is reduced to the status of paradigm, for example, all that should never be a biopic. Read

Box office

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UK £144,181

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Trivia

Foster admitted the emotional storyline about the disgraced cyclist took more a toll on him than the physical demands of the role.
The film is based on Walsh's book "Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong".
In an interview with The Guardian, Ben Foster admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision to prepare for the role.
he film premiered in 2015 at the Toronto International Film Festival
Stephen Frears told The Hollywood Reporter that he cast Guillaume Canet - a French actor who barely speaks English, to play Italian doctor Michele Ferrari because he couldn't find an Italian actor who speaks English.