
F for Fake (1973)
7.7/10
89 min
1973
fr
Action
Documentary
Synopsis
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 faked resume and a phony Martian invasion). On the way, Welles plays a few tricks of his own on the audience.—Anonymous
Cast
Orson Welles as Himself - Narrator Don Ameche as Himself Joseph Cotten as Himself - Special Participant Peter Bogdanovich as Special Participant