1 Movie Starring Franèois Reichenbach

F for Fake

F for Fake

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-03-12

Languages:

English, French, Spanish

Countries:

France, Iran, West Germany

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (9067 Reviews)

Director:

Orson Welles

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

Orson Welles' free-form documentary about fakery focusses on the notorious art forger Elmyr de Hory and Elmyr's biographer, Clifford Irving, who also wrote the celebrated fraudulent Howard Hughes autobiography, then touches on the reclusive Hughes and Welles' own career (which started with a faked resume and a phony Martian invasion). On the way, Welles plays a few tricks of his own on the audience.

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