The Hoax (2006)

Directed by

Lasse Hallström

Genre

drama film, comedy film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 239 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A writer fabricates an autobiography of the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. The film follows his efforts to sell the fake book to a publisher and the tricks he uses to keep the lie going.

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What happens

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. It recounts Irving's elaborate hoax of publishing an autobiography of Howard Hughes that he purportedly helped write, without ever having talked with Hughes. The screenplay was considerably different from the book. Hired as a technical adviser to the film, Irving was displeased with the product and later asked to have his name removed from the credits. It nonetheless earned a positive critical reception, but was a box office bomb, grossing only $11.8 million against a budget of $25 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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