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F for Fake
1973 7.4 (334 votes) 1h 29m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
SACI
Les Films de l'Astrophore
Janus Film und Fernsehen

F for Fake (Vérités et Mensonges)

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

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.

Key Crew

Director: Orson Welles

Producer: Dominique Antoine

Writer: Orson Welles

Director of Photography: François Reichenbach

Top Cast

Orson Welles
Orson Welles

Self

Oja Kodar
Oja Kodar

The Girl

Elmyr de Hory
Elmyr de Hory

Self

Clifford Irving
Clifford Irving

Self

Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harvey

Self

Edith Irving

Self

David Walsh

Self

Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart

Self

Videos

F For Fake ≣ 1973 ≣ Trailer

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