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F for Fake

F for Fake

# 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English , French , Spanish
📆 Date Released: 1973-09-01
⌚ Running Time: 89 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.409

Beloved Cast

Orson Welles original image
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Orson Welles
Oja Kodar original image
The Girl
Oja Kodar
Elmyr de Hory original image
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Elmyr de Hory
Clifford Irving original image
Self
Clifford Irving
Laurence Harvey original image
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Laurence Harvey
Edith Irving original image
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Edith Irving
David Walsh original image
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David Walsh
Paul Stewart original image
Self
Paul Stewart
Richard Wilson original image
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Richard Wilson
Joseph Cotten original image
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Joseph Cotten
Howard Hughes original image
Self (archive footage)
Howard Hughes
Richard Drewett original image
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Richard Drewett
Alexander Welles original image
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Alexander Welles
Gary Graver original image
Self
Gary Graver
Andrés Vicente Gómez original image
Self
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Julio Palinkas original image
Self
Julio Palinkas
Christian Odasso original image
Self
Christian Odasso
Françoise Widhoff original image
Self
Françoise Widhoff
Peter Bogdanovich original image
Self
Peter Bogdanovich
William Alland original image
Self
William Alland
Mark Forgy original image
Self
Mark Forgy
Nina van Pallandt original image
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Nina van Pallandt

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