Genre: Comedy
Tagline: Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Plot: In 1971, Clifford Irving achieved the very heights of American journalism, nabbing a series of unprecedented interviews with the most famous man in the world – ultra-reclusive, immensely powerful, superstar billionaire Howard Hughes – revealing his most intimate memories and controversial secrets.Actually, that's a lie. In 1971, writer Clifford Irving told an incredible whopper – one that became one of the most audacious and outrageous hoaxes ever perpetrated on the media and American public. Claiming to have obtained Howard Hughes' long sought-after memoirs, Irving pulled the wool over the entire publishing industry's eyes, and nearly made off with major cash and worldwide fame, until his clever yarn unraveled into a serious crime. Now from Academy Award®-nominated director Lasse Hallström (CIDER HOUSE RULES, CHOCOLAT) comes THE HOAX, a riveting caper inspired by Irving's untrue story. Jumping off from the still controversial facts surrounding Irving's ruse into a fictional reverie, the film mischievously and imaginatively explores how a
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| Directed by |
Lasse Hallström
Chocolat, The Cider House Rules, What's Eating Gilbert Grape |
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| Cast |
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 | Alfred Molina
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spider-Man 2, The Da Vinci Code |
 | Hope Davis
About Schmidt, Arlington Road, Flatliners |
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 | Stanley Tucci
Road to Perdition, Lucky Number Slevin, The Terminal |
 | Julie Delpy
Before Sunset, Broken Flowers, Before Sunrise |
 | Elli Walach
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Godfather: Part III, The Magnificent Seven |
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| Music By |
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 | David Torn
Friday Night Lights, The Order, Believe in Me |
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