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The Hoax is a 2006 American comedy-drama film starring Richard Gere, directed by Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallström. The screenplay by William Wheeler is based on the book of the same title by Clifford Irving.
The Hoax: Directed by Lasse Hallström. With David Aaron Baker, John Carter, Judi Barton, Raul S. Julia. In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
- (17K)
- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Lasse Hallström
- 2007-04-20
In the early 1970s, author Clifford Irving (Richard Gere), with accomplice Richard Suskind (Alfred Molina), attempts to pull off one of the greatest media scams of the century.
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- Lasse Hallström
- R
- Richard Gere
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- Lasse Hallström
- R
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Synopsis. Author Clifford Irving ( Richard Gere) discusses his latest book project with executives with publishers McGraw-Hill. His last book, about an art forger, has sold poorly. The board of McGraw-Hill is more impressed by his latest effort, and Irving is led to believe that this will be his breakthrough work.
The Hoax is a 2005 movie starring Richard Gere as Clifford Irving, who wrote a fake biography of Howard Hughes. Watch clips, trailers and learn more about the true story behind the scam.
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The intriguing and comedic account of how the bogus Howard Hughes autobiography by Clifford Irving (Richard Gere) sparked a huge literary flimflam. Lasse Hallstrom directs. 169. IMDb 6.7 1 h 56 min 2007 X-Ray R. Comedy • Drama • Historical • Anxious. Rent.
