directed by: Lasse Hallström, year: 2006
actors: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci

The Hoax is a 2006 drama film that tells the story of Clifford Irving, a struggling writer who embarks on a bold scheme to create a fake autobiography of the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. Set in the early 1970s, the film explores the lengths Irving goes to deceive publishers and the public, risking everything in the process. As the story unfolds, the deception spirals out of control, leading to unexpected consequences and exposing the fragile line between truth and illusion.

Counterfeiting, Drama, Biographical, Deception, 1970s, Publishing