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Desperate for success and wealth, Clifford Irving is about to pull off the hoax of the century. Set in the 1970s, Irving has pitched and sold his idea of a Howard Hughes biography to a premiere publishing company. Problem is, none of it's true.
Jul 30, 2007 · Considering our current obsession with media dishonesty, there couldn't be a better time for this fictionalised film version of Clifford Irving's memoir The Hoax.
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Apr 6, 2007 · The literary and journalistic frauds of the present era are small potatoes compared to the work of Clifford Irving, the subject of “The Hoax.”
- Lasse Hallström
- 3 min
Jul 27, 2007 · The Hoax Review. When his latest book deal falls through, author Clifford Irving (Gere) offers his publishers the coup of the century - he will collaborate exclusively with Howard Hughes on...
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has received an 86% positive rate, based on 152 reviews. The site's consensus states: "The Hoax is an enormously appealing film, thanks to the uniformly excellent performances and Lasse Hallström's zippy direction." [9] While on Metacritic, the film scored 70 out of 100, based on 37 reviews. [10]
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The Hoax. In the early 1970s, author Clifford Irving (Richard Gere), with accomplice Richard Suskind (Alfred Molina), attempts to pull off one of the greatest media scams of the century.
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