F for Fake

F for Fake (1973)

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

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1973-09-01
  • User Rating: 7.411/10 from 315 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: SACI
  • Production Country: France, Germany, Iran
  • Director: Orson Welles
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Summary

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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  • Orson Welles

    as Self

  • Oja Kodar

    as The Girl

  • Elmyr de Hory

    as Self

  • Clifford Irving

    as Self

  • Laurence Harvey

    as Self

  • Edith Irving

    as Self

  • David Walsh

    as Self

  • Paul Stewart

    as Self

  • Richard Wilson

    as Self

  • Joseph Cotten

    as Self

  • Howard Hughes

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Richard Drewett

    as Self

  • Alexander Welles

    as Self

  • Gary Graver

    as Self

  • Andrés Vicente Gómez

    as Self

  • Julio Palinkas

    as Self

  • Christian Odasso

    as Self

  • Françoise Widhoff

    as Self

  • Peter Bogdanovich

    as Self

  • William Alland

    as Self

  • Mark Forgy

    as Self

  • Nina van Pallandt

    as Self
Directing Orson Welles Director
Writing Orson Welles Writer
Editing Marie-Sophie Dubus Editor
Editing Dominique Engerer Editor
Production François Reichenbach Executive Producer
Sound Michel Legrand Original Music Composer
Camera François Reichenbach Director of Photography
Camera Christian Odasso Additional Photography
Camera Gary Graver Additional Photography
Directing Gary Graver Co-Director
Directing Oja Kodar Co-Director
Directing François Reichenbach Co-Director
Writing Oja Kodar Co-Writer
Editing Orson Welles Editor
Production Dominique Antoine Producer
Production Richard Drewett Associate Producer
Sound Paul Bertault Sound Mixer

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