F for Fake

F for Fake (1973)

Released: 1973-09-01 Duration: 1hr 29min
Genres: Documentary
Rating 7.4
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.

Production Companies

SACI
Les Films de l'Astrophore
Janus Film und Fernsehen

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language fr
Popularity 3.532

Directed By

Orson Welles

Crew

Associate Producer
Richard Drewett
Sound Mixer
Paul Bertault
Director
Orson Welles
Writer
Orson Welles
Director of Photography
François Reichenbach
Additional Photography
Gary Graver
Additional Photography
Christian Odasso
Original Music Composer
Michel Legrand
Executive Producer
François Reichenbach
Co-Director
Gary Graver
Co-Director
Oja Kodar
Co-Writer
Oja Kodar
Editor
Orson Welles

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