Movie
F for Fake
A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician.
Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.
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F for Fake opened in theaters January 7, 1977. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.
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Cast
Orson WellesSelf
Oja KodarThe Girl
Clifford IrvingSelf
Laurence HarveySelf
Paul StewartSelfCredits
- Directed by
- Orson Welles, François Reichenbach
- Written by
- Orson Welles, François Reichenbach
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Vérités et Mensonges
Production
- SACIIran
- Les Films de l'AstrophoreFrance
- Janus Film und FernsehenGermany