The hoax
Title:
The hoax
Author:
Gordon, Mark, 1956-
Edition:
[DVD version].
Publication Information:
Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2007]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Pathological liar, Clifford Irving, stages a complex hoax. In the 1970's Irving managed to fool a major publisher and LIFE magazine into thinking he was writing an authorized biography of Howard Hughes. Irving and his best friend and partner, Dick Susskind, go to extreme lengths to pull off the hair-brained scheme. The more outrageous the lies they concoct, the more believable they become and the more money gets thrown at them. Inspired by the unbelievable true story of the man who faked the authorized autobiography of Howard Hughes and nearly pulled off the media scam of the 20th century.
General Note:
Title from container.
Based upon the book by Clifford Irving.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: "Stranger than fiction; " deleted scenes with commentary by director Lasse Hallström and writer William Wheeler; extended scene "Business as pleasure; " feature commentary with producers Leslie Holleran and Joshua D. maurer; "Mike Wallace: reflections on a con."
Language:
English
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: R; for language.
Added Author:
ISBN:
9780788867705
UPC:
786936702019
Format :
DVD
