The Hoax (2007)
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- Synopsis
- Director Lasse Hallström offers a brisk account of the scam that shook the literary community with this semi-comic biographical drama starring Richard Gere as the man who sold a fraudulent biography of Howard Hughes to publishing giant McGraw Hill....
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- Starring
- Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Stanley Tucci
- Director(s)
- Lasse Hallström
- Distributor(s)
- Miramax
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min.
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Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
Gere is terrific at suggesting the kind of addictive cocktail of excitement, panic, chutzpah, creativity, and naked hunger for fame and megabucks that might inspire such big, fat lies.Read the full review
USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites
The Hoax lures you in with its captivating performances.Read the full review
Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
Gere gives 'em the old razzle-dazzle with his roguish charm and sharp comic timing. The surprise is the unexpected feeling he brings to this challenging role.Read the full review
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Julian Temple set for art forgery film
11/04/09 Director Julien Temple is to take on the story of art faker Elmyr de Hory, written by the equally notorious hoax biographer Clifford Irving. | The Hollywood Reporter