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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 40 min. 10 sec.) ; 603564698 bytes |
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*Coarse Language*This is an intimate but explosive story about the man behind the greatest fraud in sporting history. Lance Armstrong enriched himself by cheating his fans, his sport and the truth. But the former friends whose lives and careers he destroyed would prove to be his nemesis.Revealing new details about the scandal - audiences will hear for the first time the inside story of how Armstrong cheated a sports promoter, who suspected him of taking drugs, out of millions of dollars in bonuses for winning the Tour de France. The story, told by those who were there, recounts how Armstrong perjured himself repeatedly, and how he bullied and intimidated witnesses in an arbitration hearing called to settle the dispute.The film also tells the story of how Lance Armstrong - as a young up and coming cyclist - cheated US promoters out of a million dollar bonus. And it includes the explosive revelation that the head of one of Armstrong's major US sponsors knew all about his doping - but continued to sponsor him, despite this knowledge.The film is a portrait of a man who will stop at nothing in pursuit of money, fame and success. How Lance's cheating, bullying and lying became more and more extreme as he attempted to crush his opponents on and off the bike; and how a few brave souls refused to bow to his indomitable will, resolutely fighting back, putting their own fate in the balance as they became outcasts, derided and humiliated until eventually their voice was heard. PRODUCTION DETAILS:An ABC Commercial Production in association with Passion Pictures, the producers of Academy Award-winning films, One Day in September and Searching for Sugar Man. Directed by Alex Holmes, produced by Quentin McDermott and Jessica Ludgrove. Executive producers Phil Craig, John Battsek, Scott Kimpton and Natalie Lawley |
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Broadcast 2014-07-02 at 20:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: M |
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Armstrong, Lance.
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Bicycle racing.
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Cyclists.
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Documentary films.
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Drug abuse.
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Sports -- Corrupt practices.
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United States.
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Streaming video
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Holmes, Alex, director
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Albergotti, Reed, cast
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Andreu, Betsy, cast
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Andreu, Frankie, cast
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Armstrong, Kristin, cast
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Armstrong, Lance, cast
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Beloki, Joseba, cast
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Boardman, Chris, cast
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Bruyneel, Johan, cast
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Crow, Sheryl, cast
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Ferrari, Michele, cast
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Gaggioli, Roberto, cast
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Hamilton, Tyler, cast
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W. Giuliani, Rudolph, cast
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