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Apr 20, 2007 · The Hoax: Directed by Lasse Hallström. With David Aaron Baker, John Carter, Judi Barton, Raul S. Julia. In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
- (17K)
- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Lasse Hallström
- 2007-04-20
The Hoax is a 2006 American comedy-drama film starring Richard Gere, directed by Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallström. The screenplay by William Wheeler is based on the book of the same title by Clifford Irving.
- $25 million
In the early 1970s, author Clifford Irving (Richard Gere), with accomplice Richard Suskind (Alfred Molina), attempts to pull off one of the greatest media scams of the century. He writes a fake ...
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- Lasse Hallström
- R
- Richard Gere
The Hoax is the thrilling and unbelievably true story of the man who nearly pulled off the media scam of the 20th century. In the early 1970s, author Clifford Irving writes a fake biography of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, claiming that Hughes commissioned it, and sells the book to publishing giant McGraw-Hill.
Comedy. arrow_forward. Golden Globe winner Richard Gere leads a stellar cast in The Hoax, the thrilling and unbelievably true story of the man who almost pulled off the biggest literary con of...
Summaries. In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s. Early in 1971, the McGraw-Hill publishing company passes on Clifford Irving 's new novel. He's desperate for money so, against the backdrop of Nixon's re-election calculations ...
