The Program (2015 film)

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The Program
File:The Program poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stephen Frears
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Screenplay by John Hodge
Based on Seven Deadly Sins
by David Walsh
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Music by Alex Heffes
Cinematography Danny Cohen
Edited by Valerio Bonelli
Production
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Distributed by Momentum Pictures
Release dates
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  • 14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) (TIFF)
  • 16 September 2015 (2015-09-16) (France)
  • 14 October 2015 (2015-10-14) (United Kingdom)
Running time
 103 minutes[1]
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  • United Kingdom
  • France
Language English
Box office $1.7 million[2]

The Program (working title Icon) is a 2015 British-French biographical drama film about Lance Armstrong directed by Stephen Frears, starring Ben Foster as Armstrong[3] and Chris O'Dowd as journalist David Walsh.[4]

The film is based on Walsh's book Seven Deadly Sins.[5] It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on 14 September 2015 and was theatrically released in France on 16 September and the United Kingdom on 14 October.

Cast

Production

Development

Screenwriter John Hodge has said that he primarily based his screenplay on Seven Deadly Sins, in addition to other journalism and affidavits from cyclists. Hodge says he ruled out using Armstrong's own accounts of his behavior during this period, and that scenes shown from Armstrong's perspective are fiction.[7]

Casting

Lee Pace joined the cast in November 2013.[8] Dustin Hoffman joined the cast in December 2013.[9][10]

To better understand his role, Foster took performance enhancing drugs while shooting the film.[11]

Filming

Principal photography began in October 2013.[12]

Box office

$1.7 million of the movie's earnings have been recorded, excluding the U.S. and Canada.[2] It was released for U.S. rental on DirecTV on February 19 2016,[13] with a theater release date on March 18 2016.[14][15]

References

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  6. ↑ http://www.hln.be/regio/nieuws-uit-lommel/hulsmans-aartsvijand-van-armstrong-a2527809/
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  13. ↑ http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2016/02/19/armstrong-feature-film-%E2%80%98-program%E2%80%99-available-directv
  14. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3083008/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ql_9
  15. ↑ http://www.slashfilm.com/the-program-trailer/

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