Country
United States
Date
Sep 27, 1975
Note
New York Film Festival
A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician.
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Stewart | Self |
| Richard Wilson | Self |
| Joseph Cotten | Self |
| Howard Hughes | Self (archive footage) |
| Richard Drewett | Self |
| Alexander Welles | Self |
| Gary Graver | Self |
| Andrés Vicente Gómez | Self |
| Julio Palinkas | Self |
| Christian Odasso | Self |
| Françoise Widhoff | Self |
| Peter Bogdanovich | Self |
| William Alland | Self |
| Mark Forgy | Self |
| Nina van Pallandt | Self |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Vérités et Mensonges |
| Lingua originale | Français (FR) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Français, Español |
| Paesi di produzione | France, Germany, Iran |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | SACI, Les Films de l'Astrophore, Janus Film und Fernsehen |
| Data di uscita | 1 settembre 1973 |
| Exec. Producer | François Reichenbach |
| Producer | Richard Drewett, Dominique Antoine |
| Writer | Orson Welles, Oja Kodar |
| Editors | Marie-Sophie Dubus, Dominique Engerer, Orson Welles |
| Cinematography | François Reichenbach, Gary Graver, Christian Odasso |
| Asst. Directors | Orson Welles, Gary Graver, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach |
| Camera Operators | François Reichenbach, Gary Graver, Christian Odasso |
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| Add. Photography | Gary Graver, Christian Odasso, François Reichenbach |
| Composer | Michel Legrand, Paul Bertault |
| Sound | Paul Bertault, Michel Legrand |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
Spain
Date
Sep 01, 1973
Note
San Sebastián Film Festival
Country
Sweden
Date
Sep 01, 1973
Certification
11
Country
United States
Date
Jan 07, 1977
Certification
PG
Note
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Theatrical release
Country
Denmark
Date
Sep 01, 1973
Certification
15
Country
Spain
Date
Dec 14, 1973
Country
France
Date
Mar 12, 1975
Country
Finland
Date
Feb 18, 1976
Certification
K-12
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Country
Netherlands
Date
Mar 25, 1976
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