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F for Fake
1973Age guide: 7+
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- United StatesCriterion Channel · HBO Max
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Checked 11 Nov 2026 · Data: JustWatch
See it on the shelfDocuments 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…
★ 7.4/10 · 388 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Orson WellesSelf
Oja KodarThe Girl- Elmyr de HorySelf
Clifford IrvingSelf
Laurence HarveySelf- Edith IrvingSelf
- David WalshSelf
Paul StewartSelf


Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
C_Hickcock: This movie is a masterpiece -- it is equal parts an insightful essay, a magic trick and a prank. Welles considered it a… Read full review
