The hoax

Burwell, Carter. (Added Author). Davis, Hope, 1967- (Added Author). Delpy, Julie, 1969- (Added Author). Gere, Richard, 1949- (Added Author). Hallstrom, Lasse. (Added Author). Harden, Marcia Gay. (Added Author). Irving, Clifford Motion picture adaptation of (work): Clifford Irving, what really happened. (Added Author). Molina, Alfred, 1953- (Added Author). Tucci, Stanley. (Added Author). Wheeler, William. (Added Author). Alliance Films, (provider.). Bob Yari Productions. (Added Author). City Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Mark Gordon Company. (Added Author). Miramax Films. (Added Author). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Julie Delpy, Stanley Tucci, Eli Wallach, Zeljko Ivanek, Stuart Margolin. (Cast).

Summary: Pathological liar Clifford Irving stages a complex hoax. In the 1970s, Irving managed to fool a major publisher and Life magazine into thinking he was writing an authorized biography of Howard Hughes. Irving and his best friend and partner, Dick Susskind, go to extreme lengths to pull off the hair-brained scheme. The more outrageous the lies they concoct, the more believable they become and the more money gets thrown at them. Inspired by the unbelievable true story of the man who faked the authorized autobiography of Howard Hughes and nearly pulled off the media scam of the 20th century.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (116 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: Montreal : Alliance Films, [2013]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: ♭2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based upon the book by Clifford Irving. Originally distributed as a motion picture by Alliance Film, 2007.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editor, Andrew Mondshein ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, David Robinson ; production designer, Mark Ricker.
Participant or Performer Note:	Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Julie Delpy, Stanley Tucci, Eli Wallach, Zeljko Ivanek, Stuart Margolin.
Target Audience Note:	CHV rating: 14A. MPAA rating: R.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	French language version also available.
System Details Note:	Content available as a streaming video.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed April 22,2015).