The Hoax

2006 | 116 minutes | 6.3 ★ (210)

The Hoax
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    14 October 2006

  • DirectingLasse Hallström
  • Budget

    $25,000,000.00

  • Revenue

    $11,772,461.00

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