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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 h...

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Corporate Authors: Miramax Films, Bob Yari Productions, Mark Gordon Company, City Entertainment (Firm), Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Hallström, Lasse, Holleran, Leslie, Yari, Bob, Wheeler, William, Gere, Richard, 1949-, Molina, Alfred, 1953-, Harden, Marcia Gay, Davis, Hope, 1967-, Delpy, Julie, 1969-, Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014, Tucci, Stanley, Irving, Clifford
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:Captioned for the hearing impaired. In English or dubbed Spanish with optional French or Spanish subtitles.
Published: Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment : [2007]
Subjects:
Irving, Clifford > Drama.
Biographers > United States > Drama.
Hughes, Howard, > 1905-1976 > Drama.
Scandals > United States > Drama.
Mass media > United States > Drama.
Biografías > Siglo XX > Teatro.
Corrupción > Estados Unidos > Teatro.
Comedy films.
Melodrama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
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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.
Item Description:DVD release of the 2006 motion picture.
Based upon the book by Clifford Irving.
Widescreen presentation.
Aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Special features include: 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."
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editor, Andrew Mondshein ; music, Carter Burwell.
ISBN:0788867709
9780788867705