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F for Fake (French: Vérités et mensonges, "Truths and lies"; Spanish: Fraude, "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.
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.
- (18K)
- Documentary
- Orson Welles, Gary Graver, Oja Kodar
- 1975-03-12
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.
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.
- 89 min
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...
- (52)
- Orson Welles
- PG
- Documentary
F for Fake (French: Vérités et mensonges, "Truths and lies") is the last major film completed by Orson Welles, who directed, co-wrote, and starred in the film.
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.
