F for Fake

F for Fake

1973
1h 29m
7.4

7.4/10

361 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary

"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.

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
SACI Les Films de l'Astrophore Janus Film und Fernsehen
Production Countries
France Germany Iran
Spoken Languages
English French Spanish

Keywords

artist manipulation illusion deception ibiza essay film forgery forger trickery

Quick Facts

Original Title Vérités et Mensonges
Release Date September 1, 1973
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0072962

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
Edith Irving

Self

David Walsh
David Walsh

Self

Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart

Self

Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson

Self

Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten

Self

Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes

Self (archive footage)

Richard Drewett
Richard Drewett

Self

Key Crew

Orson Welles
Director
Dominique Antoine
Producer
Orson Welles
Writer
François Reichenbach
Executive Producer