F for Fake

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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.

Original Title

Vérités et Mensonges

Release Date

1973-09-01

Year

1973

Duration

1h 29m

Status

Released

Score

7.40

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Cast

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

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Oja Kodar

The Girl

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Elmyr de Hory

Clifford Irving

Clifford Irving

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

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Edith Irving

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David Walsh

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

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Richard Wilson

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten