F for Fake poster

F for Fake( 1973)

TV-MADocumentary
74%
User
Score

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Orson Welles

      Self

    2. cast image

      Oja Kodar

      The Girl

    3. cast image

      Elmyr de Hory

      Self

    4. cast image

      Clifford Irving

      Self

    5. cast image

      Laurence Harvey

      Self

    6. cast image

      Edith Irving

      Self

    7. cast image

      David Walsh

      Self

    8. cast image

      Paul Stewart

      Self

    9. cast image

      Richard Wilson

      Self

    10. cast image

      Joseph Cotten

      Self

    11. cast image

      Howard Hughes

      Self (archive footage)

    12. cast image

      Richard Drewett

      Self

    13. cast image

      Alexander Welles

      Self

    14. cast image

      Gary Graver

      Self

    15. cast image

      Andrés Vicente Gómez

      Self

    16. cast image

      Julio Palinkas

      Self

    17. cast image

      Christian Odasso

      Self

    18. cast image

      Françoise Widhoff

      Self

    19. cast image

      Peter Bogdanovich

      Self

    20. cast image

      William Alland

      Self

    21. cast image

      Mark Forgy

      Self

    22. cast image

      Nina van Pallandt

      Self

    Social

    Review 0Discussion

    We don't have any reviews for F for Fake

    Media

    Videos 2Backdrops 6Posters 35

    Recommendations

    1. Othello

      Othello73%

    2. India Song

      India Song64%

    3. Slogan

      Slogan58%

    4. The Candidate75%

    5. The Forgiveness of Blood

      The Forgiveness of Blood66%

    6. F.H.A.R.51%

    7. The Hard Case64%

    8. Don Quixote

      Don Quixote61%

    9. Crime Story

      Crime Story68%

    10. The Adventures of Prince Achmed

      The Adventures of Prince Achmed75%

    11. Boys from County Hell

      Boys from County Hell56%

    12. Grey Gardens

      Grey Gardens73%

    13. American Movie

      American Movie76%

    14. King of Kings

      King of Kings71%

    15. Make Mine Music

      Make Mine Music59%

    16. Duck Butter

      Duck Butter54%

    17. Chico & Rita

      Chico & Rita72%

    18. Superlopez

      Superlopez55%

    19. Top Five

      Top Five61%

    20. Touch of Evil

      Touch of Evil78%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • artist
    • manipulation
    • illusion
    • deception
    • ibiza
    • essay film
    • forgery
    • forger
    • trickery