F for Fake

1973 · TMDB 7.4 · Vérités et Mensonges

Directed by Orson Welles, François Reichenbach

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.

Orson Welles Oja Kodar Elmyr de Hory Clifford Irving Laurence Harvey Edith Irving David Walsh Paul Stewart Richard Wilson Joseph Cotten Howard Hughes Richard Drewett

Director · Orson Welles Director · François Reichenbach Producer · Dominique Antoine Writer · Orson Welles Writer · François Reichenbach Cinematography · François Reichenbach Composer · Michel Legrand Editor · Orson Welles Editor · Marie-Sophie Dubus Editor · Dominique Engerer

Runtime: 89 min
Released: 1973-09-01
Studio: SACI
Country: France
Language: English
TMDB score: 7.4

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