F for Fake

F for Fake (1973)

7.4 89 min Movie
Documentary

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.

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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

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