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F for Fake (French: Vérités et mensonges, "Truths and lies"; Spanish: Fraude, [2] "Fraud") is a 1973 docudrama film co-written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles who worked on the film alongside François Reichenbach, Oja Kodar, and Gary Graver. Initially released in 1974, it focuses on Elmyr de Hory 's recounting of his career as a ...
Mar 12, 1975 · F for Fake: Directed by Orson Welles, Gary Graver, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach. With Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach, Elmyr de Hory. A documentary about fraud and fakery.
Now comes Welles' latest work, forthrightly titled "F For Fake." It's a film about fakes and frauds, including the art forger Elmyr de Hory, the biography forger Clifford Irving, the mystery man Howard Hughes and even the young Orson Welles of the famous "War of the Worlds" hoax.
Orson Welles' final film 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 ...
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In F for Fake, a free-form sort-of documentary by Orson Welles, the legendary filmmaker (and self-described charlatan) gleefully reengages with the central preoccupation of his career: the tenuous lines between illusion and truth, art and lies.
Summaries. A documentary about fraud and fakery. Orson Welles' free-form documentary about fakery focusses on the notorious art forger Elmyr de Hory and Elmyr's biographer, Clifford Irving, who also wrote the celebrated fraudulent Howard Hughes autobiography, then touches on the reclusive Hughes and Welles' own career (which started with a ...
Jul 18, 2017 · F for Fake 1973 A documentary about fraud and fakery. Director: Orson Welles Writer: Orson Welles Stars: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach.
