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The Hoax

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Producing House

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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2006-10-14

Runtime: 116 mins

Director: Lasse Hallström

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Original title: The Hoax

Production Companies: Yari Film Group, Miramax, The Mark Gordon Company, Syndicate Films

Production Countries: United States of America

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