F for Fake
1973
Movie Information
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.
Release Date
September 1, 1973
Director
Orson Welles
Runtime
1h 29m
Cast
Orson WellesOja KodarElmyr de HoryClifford IrvingLaurence HarveyEdith IrvingDavid WalshPaul StewartRichard WilsonJoseph Cotten
Production
SACILes Films de l'AstrophoreJanus Film und Fernsehen
Genres
Documentary