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F for Fake (1973)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Orson Welles

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

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

Trailers and other movies

Peter Bogdanovich on F for Fake
F For Fake ≣ 1973 ≣ Trailer

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