
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 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | fr |
Popularity | 3.532 |
Directed By
Orson Welles
Crew
Associate Producer
Richard Drewett
Richard Drewett
Sound Mixer
Paul Bertault
Paul Bertault
Director
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Producer
Dominique Antoine
Dominique Antoine
Writer
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Editor
Marie-Sophie Dubus
Marie-Sophie Dubus
Editor
Dominique Engerer
Dominique Engerer
Director of Photography
François Reichenbach
François Reichenbach
Additional Photography
Gary Graver
Gary Graver
Additional Photography
Christian Odasso
Christian Odasso
Original Music Composer
Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand
Executive Producer
François Reichenbach
François Reichenbach
Co-Director
Gary Graver
Gary Graver
Co-Director
Oja Kodar
Oja Kodar
Co-Director
François Reichenbach
François Reichenbach
Co-Writer
Oja Kodar
Oja Kodar
Editor
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
TOP CAST

Orson Welles
Self

Oja Kodar
The Girl

Elmyr de Hory
Self

Clifford Irving
Self

Laurence Harvey
Self
Edith Irving
Self
David Walsh
Self

Paul Stewart
Self
Richard Wilson
Self

Joseph Cotten
Self

Howard Hughes
Self (archive footage)
Richard Drewett
Self
Alexander Welles
Self

Gary Graver
Self

Andrés Vicente Gómez
Self
Julio Palinkas
Self
Christian Odasso
Self

Françoise Widhoff
Self

Peter Bogdanovich
Self

William Alland
Self
Mark Forgy
Self

Nina van Pallandt
Self