F for Fake (1973)
F for Fake
IMDb 7.7
Orson Welles' free-form documentary about fakery focusses on the notorious art forger Elmyr de Hory and Elmyr's biographer, Clifford Irving, who also wrote the celebrated fraudulent Howard Hughes autobiography, then touches on the reclusive Hughes and Welles' own career (which started with a faked resume and a phony Martian invasion). On the way, Welles plays a few tricks of his own on the audience.—Anonymous
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name :
F for Fake
MPA rating :
Release Date :
Oct 31st 15
Runtime :
89 min
Language :
fr
Genres :
Action , Documentary
Cast :
Peter Bogdanovich
Paul Stewart
Joseph Cotten
Laurence Harvey
Storyline
Orson Welles' free-form documentary about fakery focusses on the notorious art forger Elmyr de Hory and Elmyr's biographer, Clifford Irving, who also wrote the celebrated fraudulent Howard Hughes autobiography, then touches on the reclusive Hughes and Welles' own career (which started with a faked resume and a phony Martian invasion). On the way, Welles plays a few tricks of his own on the audience.—Anonymous
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