F for Fake (1973)
F for Fake (1973)
A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician.
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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Cast

Orson Welles Orson Welles As: Self
Oja Kodar Oja Kodar As: The Girl
Elmyr de Hory Elmyr de Hory As: Self
Clifford Irving Clifford Irving As: Self
Laurence Harvey Laurence Harvey As: Self
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English, Français, Español

Release Date: 01 September 1973

Country: FR, DE, IR

Runtime: 89m

Company Credits

Company: SACI, Les Films de l'Astrophore, Janus Film und Fernsehen

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Cast

Directed By

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Director

Oja Kodar

Oja Kodar

Co-Director

Gary Graver

Gary Graver

Co-Director

François Reichenbach

François Reichenbach

Co-Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Richard Drewett

Richard Drewett

Associate Producer

Dominique Antoine

Dominique Antoine

Producer

François Reichenbach

François Reichenbach

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Paul Bertault

Paul Bertault

Sound Mixer

Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Christian Odasso

Christian Odasso

Additional Photography

Gary Graver

Gary Graver

Additional Photography

François Reichenbach

François Reichenbach

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

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