The Hoax (2006)

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Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

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.

• Released: 2006-10-14
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 56m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 247 votes

Directed by Lasse Hallström.

Top cast

• Richard Gere as Clifford Irving
• Alfred Molina as Dick Suskind
• Marcia Gay Harden as Edith Irving
• Hope Davis as Andrea Tate
• Julie Delpy as Nina Van Pallandt
• Stanley Tucci as Shelton Fisher
• David Aaron Baker as Brad Silber
• Mamie Gummer as Dana
• Željko Ivanek as Ralph Graves
• Eli Wallach as Noah Dietrich

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Hoax

• United States: watch free on Hoopla, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video

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