F for Fake
“A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician.”
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
Orson Welles·Self
Oja Kodar·The Girl
Elmyr de Hory·Self
Clifford Irving·Self
Laurence Harvey·Self
Edith Irving·Self
David Walsh·Self
Paul Stewart·Self
Richard Wilson·Self
Joseph Cotten·Self
Average shot length
3.2s per shot
Orson Welles's career average is 8.2s across 11 measured films —see the full picture.