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    F for Fake

    89'

    1973-09-01

    7.4

    A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician.

    Documentary

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingOrson WellesWritingOrson Welles

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    Cast

    3

    Self

    Orson Welles

    1

    The Girl

    Oja Kodar

    1

    Self

    Elmyr de Hory

    1

    Self

    Clifford Irving

    1

    Self

    Laurence Harvey

    1

    Self

    Edith Irving

    1

    Self

    David Walsh

    1

    Self

    Paul Stewart

    1

    Self

    Richard Wilson

    1

    Self

    Joseph Cotten

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Howard Hughes

    1

    Self

    Richard Drewett

    N/A

    Self

    Alexander Welles

    N/A

    Self

    Gary Graver

    1

    Self

    Andrés Vicente Gómez

    1

    Self

    Julio Palinkas

    1

    Self

    Christian Odasso

    1

    Self

    Françoise Widhoff

    2

    Self

    Peter Bogdanovich

    1

    Self

    William Alland

    1

    Self

    Mark Forgy

    1

    Self

    Nina van Pallandt

    1

    Self

    François Reichenbach

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
      2. Germany
      3. Iran
    • List of languages:
      1. English
      2. French
      3. Spanish
    • List of companies:
      1. SACI
      2. Les Films de l'Astrophore
      3. Janus Film und Fernsehen
    • Vote Count: 387
    • Popularity: 1.7228
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Vérités et Mensonges

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