The hoax
(DVD)
Contributors
Hallström, Lasse, director.
Gordon, Mark, 1956- producer.
Holleran, Leslie (Motion picture producer), producer.
Maurer, Joshua, producer.
Beers, Betsy, producer.
Gordon, Mark, 1956- producer.
Holleran, Leslie (Motion picture producer), producer.
Maurer, Joshua, producer.
Beers, Betsy, producer.
Published
Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment :, [2007].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen presentation.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
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Language
English
ISBN
9780788867705, 0788867709
UPC
786936702019
Notes
General Note
Aspect raio 1.85:1.
General Note
Based upon the book by Clifford Irving.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
General Note
Special features: "Stranger than fiction;" deleted scenes with commentary by director Lasse Hallström and writer William Wheeler; extended scene "Business as pleasure;" feature commentary with producers Leslie Holleran and Joshua D. maurer; "Mike Wallace: reflections on a con."
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editor, Andrew Mondshein ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, David Robinson ; production designer, Mark Ricker.
Participants/Performers
Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Julie Delpy, Stanley Tucci.
Description
Pathological liar Clifford Irving stages a complex hoax. In the 1970's Irving managed to fool a major publisher and LIFE magazine into thinking he was writing an authorized biography of Howard Hughes. Irving and his best friend and partner, Dick Susskind, go to extreme lengths to pull off the hair-brained scheme. The more outrageous the lies they concoct, the more believable they become and the more money gets thrown at them. Inspired by the unbelievable true story of the man who faked the authorized autobiography of Howard Hughes and nearly pulled off the media scam of the 20th century.
System Details
DVD format ; region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language
In English or Spanish, with French or Spanish subtitles.
Language
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographers -- United States -- Drama.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Hughes, Howard, -- 1905-1976 -- Drama.
Irving, Clifford -- Drama.
Irving, Clifford -- Film adaptations.
Mass media -- United States -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Scandals -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Hughes, Howard, -- 1905-1976 -- Drama.
Irving, Clifford -- Drama.
Irving, Clifford -- Film adaptations.
Mass media -- United States -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Scandals -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.