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.
Key facts
Cast
Joseph Cotten, Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach, Paul Stewart, Orson Welles, Richard Wilson
Original language
English
Production companies
FILMS DE L'ASTROPHORE, JANUS FILM UND FERNSEHEN (ALLEMAGNE, RÉPUBLIQUE FÉDÉRALE D'), SACI (IRAN)
Filming locations
Paris, Germany
Crew
Producer
François Reichenbach
Cinematography
Gary Graver, Christian Odasso
Editing
Marie-Sophie Dubus, D. Engerer
Music
Michel Legrand
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
April 20, 2005
Trailer
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Festival History
- Cannes Film Festival 2021 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 2005 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1997 generic
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 1973 generic
Titles
| Original title | Vérités et mensonges | English |
| Original title | F for Fake | |
| Alternate title | Nothing But the Truth |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Orson Welles |
| Cast | Joseph Cotten, Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach, Paul Stewart, Orson Welles, Richard Wilson |
| Producer | François Reichenbach |
| Cinematography | Gary Graver, Christian Odasso |
| Editing | Marie-Sophie Dubus, D. Engerer |
| Music | Michel Legrand |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
