
F for Fake
IMDB:
7.4
Released
9/1/1973
Duration
1h 29m
Genre
Documentary
Country
France
Cast
Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Elmyr de Hory
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.

F for Fake
IMDB:
7.4Released
9/1/1973
Genre
Documentary
Cast
Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Elmyr de Hory
Duration
1h 29m
Country
France
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.
Cast

Self
Orson Welles

The Girl
Oja Kodar

Self
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 (archive footage)
Howard Hughes

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