Clifford Irving Trailers

Masterpiece or Forgery? The Story of Elmyr De Hory TrailerAlmost True: The Noble Art of Forgery TrailerF for Fake Trailer

Clifford Michael Irving (born November 5, 1930) is an American author of novels and works of nonfiction, but best known for using forged handwritten letters to convince his publisher into accepting a fake "autobiography" of reclusive businessman Howard Hughes in the early 1970s. After Hughes denounced him and sued the publisher, Irving confessed the hoax and was subsequently sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, serving 17 months.

Most Popular Clifford Irving Trailers

Total trailers found: 6

Trial: The Price of Passion Trailer (1992)

03 May 1992

Down-on-his-luck lawyer Warren Blackburn defends wealthy Texan Johnnie Faye Boudreau, who is accused of murdering her husband.

The Spring Trailer (2000)

16 January 2000

A man and his son stumble onto a modern-day fountain of youth while camping in the woods.

Almost True: The Noble Art of Forgery Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

Film about art forger Elmyr de Hory. He was also one of the subjects of Orson Welles' documentary F for Fake (1974).

The Hoax Trailer (2006)

14 October 2006

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.

F for Fake Trailer (1973)

01 September 1973

Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse.

Masterpiece or Forgery? The Story of Elmyr De Hory Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

Elmyr de Hory was called "The Myth of our Century" when he was revealed as a master forger in 1968. Born in 1905, he made an estimated 1000 fake paintings, primarily in the style of the post-impressionists before he died - or disappeared - in 1976.