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The Resource The hoax., Miramax Films and Bob Yari Productions and The Mark Gordon Company present a Hallström/Holleran production in association with City Entertainment ; a film by Lasse Hallström ; produced by Mark Gordon, Leslie Holleran, Joshua D. Maurer, Betsy Beers, Bob Yari ; screenplay by William Wheeler ; directed by Lasse Hallström

The hoax., Miramax Films and Bob Yari Productions and The Mark Gordon Company present a Hallström/Holleran production in association with City Entertainment ; a film by Lasse Hallström ; produced by Mark Gordon, Leslie Holleran, Joshua D. Maurer, Betsy Beers, Bob Yari ; screenplay by William Wheeler ; directed by Lasse Hallström

Label
The hoax.
Title
The hoax.
Statement of responsibility
Miramax Films and Bob Yari Productions and The Mark Gordon Company present a Hallström/Holleran production in association with City Entertainment ; a film by Lasse Hallström ; produced by Mark Gordon, Leslie Holleran, Joshua D. Maurer, Betsy Beers, Bob Yari ; screenplay by William Wheeler ; directed by Lasse Hallström
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editor, Andrew Mondshein ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, David Robinson ; production designer, Mark Ricker
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for language
Language note
  • In English or dubbed French, with French or Spanish subtitles
  • Closed-captioned.
LC call number
PN1995.9.C55
LC item number
H639 2007
PerformerNote
Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Julie Delpy, Stanley Tucci
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1956-
  • 1961-
  • 1949-
  • 1953-
  • 1967-
  • 1969-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Gordon, Mark
  • Holleran, Leslie
  • Maurer, Joshua D
  • Beers, Betsy
  • Yari, Bob
  • Wheeler, William
  • Hallström, Lasse
  • Gere, Richard
  • Molina, Alfred
  • Harden, Marcia Gay
  • Davis, Hope
  • Delpy, Julie
  • Tucci, Stanley
  • Burwell, Carter
  • Irving, Clifford
  • Miramax Films
  • Bob Yari Productions
  • Mark Gordon Company
  • City Entertainment (Firm)
  • Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
115
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Irving, Clifford
  • Hughes, Howard
  • Videodiscs
  • Biographers
  • Scandals
  • Mass media
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
The hoax., Miramax Films and Bob Yari Productions and The Mark Gordon Company present a Hallström/Holleran production in association with City Entertainment ; a film by Lasse Hallström ; produced by Mark Gordon, Leslie Holleran, Joshua D. Maurer, Betsy Beers, Bob Yari ; screenplay by William Wheeler ; directed by Lasse Hallström
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based upon the book by Clifford Irving
  • DVD release of the 2006 motion picture
  • 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."
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1078509
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (115 min.)
Isbn
9780788867705
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936702019
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
50339
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) u4857
  • (Sirsi) u4857
  • (Sirsi) 1078509
  • (OCoLC)154041869
System details
DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1, enhanced) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The hoax., Miramax Films and Bob Yari Productions and The Mark Gordon Company present a Hallström/Holleran production in association with City Entertainment ; a film by Lasse Hallström ; produced by Mark Gordon, Leslie Holleran, Joshua D. Maurer, Betsy Beers, Bob Yari ; screenplay by William Wheeler ; directed by Lasse Hallström
Publication
Note
  • Based upon the book by Clifford Irving
  • DVD release of the 2006 motion picture
  • 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."
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1078509
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (115 min.)
Isbn
9780788867705
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936702019
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
50339
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) u4857
  • (Sirsi) u4857
  • (Sirsi) 1078509
  • (OCoLC)154041869
System details
DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1, enhanced) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD

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