Director Lasse Hallström offers a brisk account of the scam that shook the literary community with this semi-comic biographical drama starring Richard Gere as the man who sold a fraudulent biography of Howard Hughes to publishing giant McGraw Hill. The year was 1971; the Vietnam War was raging and protestors filled the streets. Clifford Irving (Gere) was a struggling author with bold ambitions, and the determination needed to see them through. When Irving's attempt to sell his latest novel to McGraw Hill...more
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The Hoax by edmon This movie was a pleasant surprise in a sea of uninspiring spring films. Richard Gere and Albert Molina did a great job of portraying two reckless writers....
The Hoax by movie review plainview Thought this movie was really interesting. Well done. Amazing how Clifford Irving can capitalize on his crime by first writing a book and then having it made...
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