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F for Fake
F for Fake

F for Fake

7.4/10

1hr 29mins

Country:FR

1973

Documentary
Spoken Languages: English, Français, Español

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.

Budget

$0.00

Production companies

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

Genre

Documentary

Runtime

1hr 29mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

1973-09-01

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