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.
Credits
F for Fake Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Peter Bogdanovich
He was 35, now 84 years old
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as Himself |
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Joseph Cotten
He was 69, 88 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
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Paul Stewart
He was 15, 26 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
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Laurence Harvey
He was 46, 45 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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William Alland
He was 59, 81 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
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Nina van Pallandt
She was 42, now 91 years old
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as Herself |
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Orson Welles
He was 59, 70 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
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Howard Hughes
He was 69, 70 years old when he died
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as Himself (Archive Footage) |
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Andrés Vicente Gómez
He was 31, now 80 years old
|
as Himself |
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Gary Graver
He was 36, 68 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Elmyr de Hory
He was 69, 71 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Oja Kodar
She was 34, now 83 years old
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as The Girl |
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Clifford Irving
He was 44, 87 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
F for Fake Crew
