The Hoax
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Rating: 6.3 out of 10TMDB(248 votes)
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.
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Box office
Grossed $11.8M worldwide against a $25M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in California and New Jersey
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Music
Music by Carter Burwell
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Oliver Stapleton
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Clifford IrvingBook
- William WheelerScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 14, 2006
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $25M
- Revenue
- $11.8M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Richard GereClifford Irving
Alfred MolinaDick Suskind
Marcia Gay HardenEdith Irving
Hope DavisAndrea Tate
Julie DelpyNina Van Pallandt
Stanley TucciShelton Fisher
David Aaron BakerBrad Silber
Mamie GummerDana
Željko IvanekRalph Graves
Eli WallachNoah Dietrich
Myk WatfordSergent Daniels
John Bedford LloydFrank Mccullough
Peter McRobbieGeorge Gordon Holmes
John CarterHarold McGraw
James BiberiMcGraw-Hill Security
Christopher Evan WelchAlbert Vanderkamp
Raul Julia Jr.Bike Messenger- Judi BartonMarion
- Milton BurasHoward Hughes
Okwui OkpokwasiliMalika
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