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The Fake
“A RACKET'S A RACKET ...and A MURDER IS A MURDER!”
5.9 / 10• 1953• 1h 20m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
Someone is stealing priceless paintings from the great museums of the world and replacing them with nearly flawless forgeries. Leonardo da Vinci's "Madonna and Child" is being shipped to London's Tate Gallery for a special exhibition, and Paul Mitchell is assigned to protect it. Upon the painting's arrival, Paul realizes it has been switched. Eager to collect the museum's $50,000 reward, he teams up with Mary Mason, a Tate employee, to recover the original.
Cast & Crew
Dennis O'Keefe
Paul Mitchell
Lead
Coleen Gray
Mary Mason
Hugh Williams
Sir Richard Aldingham
Guy Middleton
Smith
John Laurie
Henry Mason
GC
Gerald Case
Randall
SG
Seymour Green
Weston
Eliot Makeham
George
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Godfrey Grayson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Fake is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
