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F for Fake
“A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician.”
7.4 / 10• 1973• 1h 29m•PG• French
Documentary
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.
Cast & Crew
Orson Welles
Self
Lead
Oja Kodar
The Girl
Ed
Elmyr de Hory
Self
Clifford Irving
Self
Laurence Harvey
Self
EI
Edith Irving
Self
DW
David Walsh
Self
Paul Stewart
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Orson Welles's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. F for Fake is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
