F for Fake
A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician.
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F for Fake
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.
Orignal Title
Vérités et Mensonges
Orignal Language
fr
Duration
1 hr 29 min
Genre
Documentary
Status
Released
Release Data
1973-09-01
Produced By
SACI, Les Films de l'Astrophore, Janus Film und Fernsehen