Watch: The Hoax 2006 123movies, Full Movie Online – Early in 1971, the publishing company McGraw-Hill passes on Clifford Irving’s new novel. He’s desperate for money, so, against the backdrop of Nixon’s reelection calculations, Irving claims he has Howard Hughes’s cooperation to write Hughes’s autobiography. With the help of friend Richard Suskind, Irving does research, lucks into a manuscript written by a long-time Hughes associate, and plays on corporate greed. He’s quick-thinking and outrageously bold. Plus, he banks on Hughes’s reluctance to enter the public eye. At the same time, he’s trying to rebuild his marriage and deflect the allure of his one-time mistress, Nina van Pallandt. Can he write a good book, take the money, and pull off the hoax?.
Plot: 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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Gripping film and difficult to find fault with
I really enjoyed this film from beginning to end and generally I’m difficult to please. I’m a little older than the average audience and so I knew this story really well having watched it unfold at the time. I also remember watching Orson Welles’ masterpiece ‘F for Fake’, based around the same subject and anyone who’s seen ‘The Hoax’ should watch ‘F for Fake’. Richard Gere, and in fact, all the cast, were at their best and delivered a great script with all the tension and dynamics it needed. Gere and Molina worked very well together and I’d say it was probably Molina’s best performance to date. Beautifully shot and cut, it was pacy but not too pacy like many current films. I liked the few library shots to help with creating a feeling for the period and of course, the music helped with that too. The story was told well, although if you weren’t quite familiar with the outline of what happened, there could be some moments of doubt. However, knowing the story well made it all the more enjoyable.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 56 min (116 min)
Budget 25000000
Revenue 11772461
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director Lasse Hallström
Writer William Wheeler, Clifford Irving
Actors Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, David Aaron Baker
Country United States
Awards 1 win & 3 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory DuArt Film Laboratories Inc., New York, USA
Film Length 3,150 m (Portugal, 35 mm), 3,171 m (Sweden)
Negative Format 35 mm (Fuji Eterna 250D 8563, Eterna 500T 8573)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (master format), Spherical (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm