F for Fake

F for Fake

27/9/1975 1h 29m 7.4/10

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.

Director

Gary Graver

Top Billed Cast

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Self

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Self

Oja Kodar

Oja Kodar

The Girl

Clifford Irving

Clifford Irving

Self

Elmyr de Hory

Elmyr de Hory

Self

Edith Irving

Self

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