F for Fake

F for Fake

A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician.

1973 fr 89 minutes

Rating: 7.4

Plot

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

Self

Oja Kodar

Oja Kodar

The Girl

Elmyr de Hory

Elmyr de Hory

Self

Clifford Irving

Clifford Irving

Self

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Self

Edith Irving

Edith Irving

Self

David Walsh

David Walsh

Self

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

Self

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

Self

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Self

Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes

Self (archive footage)

Richard Drewett

Richard Drewett

Self

Alexander Welles

Alexander Welles

Self

Gary Graver

Gary Graver

Self

Andrés Vicente Gómez

Andrés Vicente Gómez

Self

Julio Palinkas

Julio Palinkas

Self

Christian Odasso

Christian Odasso

Self

Françoise Widhoff

Françoise Widhoff

Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

William Alland

William Alland

Self

Mark Forgy

Mark Forgy

Self

Nina van Pallandt

Nina van Pallandt

Self

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