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The Hoax

The Hoax

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

20066.31h 56m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lasse Hallström
Written by Clifford Irving, William Wheeler
Produced by Betsy Beers, Bob Yari, Mark Gordon
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $11.8M

Top Cast

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Clifford Irving

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Dick Suskind

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Edith Irving

Hope Davis

Hope Davis

Andrea Tate

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Nina Van Pallandt

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Shelton Fisher

David Aaron Baker

David Aaron Baker

Brad Silber

Mamie Gummer

Mamie Gummer

Dana

Željko Ivanek

Željko Ivanek

Ralph Graves

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Noah Dietrich

Themes & Keywords

flying1970sfake identitybiography

About The Hoax

The Hoax is a comedy, drama film released in 2006 exploring themes of flying, 1970s, fake identity, biography. Directed by Lasse Hallström, it stars Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden. 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.

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