Trivia
The Program
Directed by Stephen Frears · starring Mark Gantt, Ben Foster and Chris O'Dowd
- 5 facts
- 2015
The Program: trivia
All 5 facts
- 1
Foster admitted the emotional storyline about the disgraced cyclist took more a toll on him than the physical demands of the role.
- 2
The film is based on Walsh's book "Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong".
- 3
In an interview with The Guardian, Ben Foster admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision to prepare for the role.
- 4
he film premiered in 2015 at the Toronto International Film Festival
- 5
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.