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F for Fake

F for Fake

Documentary

F for Fake

September 1, 1973

1h 29m

TMDB7.4· 365

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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Orson Welles

Orson Welles

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François Reichenbach

François Reichenbach

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Dominique Antoine

Dominique Antoine

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Movie Info

StatusReleased

Original LanguageFrench

Budget (USD)N/A

Revenue (USD)N/A

Popularity0%

Produced by

S

SACI

IR

LFd

Les Films de l'Astrophore

FR

JFu

Janus Film und Fernsehen

DE

Released in

France

Germany

Iran

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English

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