Bibliograph

The hoax, Miramax Films and Bob Yari Productions and The Mark Gordon Company present a Hallström/Holleran production in association with City Entertainment ; a film by Lasse Hallström ; produced by Mark Gordon, Leslie Holleran, Joshua D. Maurer, Betsy Beers, Bob Yari ; screenplay by William Wheeler ; directed by Lasse Hallström

Type

Label

The hoax, Miramax Films and Bob Yari Productions and The Mark Gordon Company present a Hallström/Holleran production in association with City Entertainment ; a film by Lasse Hallström ; produced by Mark Gordon, Leslie Holleran, Joshua D. Maurer, Betsy Beers, Bob Yari ; screenplay by William Wheeler ; directed by Lasse Hallström

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for language

Main title

The hoax

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

154041869

Responsibility statement

Miramax Films and Bob Yari Productions and The Mark Gordon Company present a Hallström/Holleran production in association with City Entertainment ; a film by Lasse Hallström ; produced by Mark Gordon, Leslie Holleran, Joshua D. Maurer, Betsy Beers, Bob Yari ; screenplay by William Wheeler ; directed by Lasse Hallström

Runtime

115

Summary

Pathological liar, Clifford Irving, stages a complex hoax. In the 1970's 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

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification