The Hoax
The Hoax is a 2006 American comedy-drama film based on the elaborate hoax of author Clifford Irving, who sells a fake biography of Howard Hughes to a major publishing house. The film stars Richard Gere and is directed by Lasse Hallström.
ReleasedOct 14, 2006
Budget$25M
Box Office$12M
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Richard Gere
Clifford Irving
7.9
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Stanley Tucci
Shelton Fisher
5.3
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Alfred Molina
Dick Suskind
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Marcia Gay Harden
Edith Irving
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Mamie Gummer
Dana
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Eli Wallach
Noah Dietrich
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