F for Fake_
Original: Vérités et Mensonges
"A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician."
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.
Starring
Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Elmyr de Hory
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Filmin
1 country
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Year context
F for Fake was released 53 years ago in 1973.
Overview
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 se...
F for Fake is a Documentary film with a runtime of 1h 29m.
CAST (20)
Orson Welles
Self
Oja Kodar
The Girl
Elmyr de Hory
Self
Clifford Irving
Self
Laurence Harvey
Self
EI
Edith Irving
Self
DW
David Walsh
Self
Paul Stewart
Self
RW
Richard Wilson
Self
Joseph Cotten
Self
Howard Hughes
Self (archive footage)
RD
Richard Drewett
Self
AW
Alexander Welles
Self
Gary Graver
Self
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Self
JP
Julio Palinkas
Self
CO
Christian Odasso
Self
Françoise Widhoff
Self
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
William Alland
Self
STUDIOS (3)
SACI
Les Films de l'Astrophore
Janus Film und Fernsehen
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is F for Fake about?
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.
How long is F for Fake?
F for Fake has a runtime of 89 minutes (1h 29m).
Who stars in F for Fake?
The cast of F for Fake includes Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving, Laurence Harvey.
What is the rating of F for Fake?
F for Fake has a rating of 7.4 out of 10 based on 355 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Documentary