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Richard Gere
as Clifford Irving

Alfred Molina
as Richard Suskind

Marcia Gay Harden
as Edith

Julie Delpy
as Nina Van Pallandt

Hope Davis
as Andrea Tate

Zeljko Ivanek
as Ralph Graves

Eli Wallach
as Noah Dietrich

John Carter
as Harold McGraw

Christopher Evan Welch
as Albert Vanderkamp

Peter McRobbie
as George Gordon Holmes

David Aaron Baker
as Brad Silber

Stanley Tucci
as Shelton Fisher

Michael J. Burg
as Truman Capote

Milton Buras
as Howard Hughes

Don Picard
as Careful Man No. 2

Tim Gallin
as Careful Man No. 3

Stuart Margolin
as Martin Ackerman

Ted Neustadt
as D.A. Newman

James Biberi
as McGraw-Hill Security

Mamie Gummer
as Dana

John Rothman
as Puffy Man

Jeremiah Wiggins
as Accountant

John Bedford Lloyd
as Frank McCullough

Susan Misner
as Feral Girl No. 1

Michael Barkann
as NBC Reporter No. 1

Ian O'Malley
as NBC Reporter No. 2

Antonie Knoppers
as Frederick Van Pallandt

Jonathan Freeman
as Thick Voice

Marceline Hugot
as Talia Merton

Judi Barton
as Marion

Raul Julia Jr.
as Bike Messenger

Myk Watford
as Sergeant Daniels

Carlton Wilborn
as Bahamas Desk Clerk

Daniel Okrent
as Real Publisher No. 1

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Audience Reviews for The Hoax

• Jun 03, 2016

  Based on actual events, The Hoax tells the incredible true story behind one of the most daring cons of the late 20th century. After the rejection of his latest novel, Clifford Irving comes up with an audacious scheme to write and sell a fake "autobiography" of the eccentric and reclusive billionaire industrialist Howard Hughes. Starring Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, and Hope Davis, the cast is fairly strong and delivers some impressive performances. Additionally, the film does a good job at showing how Irving's obsession with Hughes causes him to take on some of Hughes' paranoia and manipulative tendencies. There are also some interesting hints that Irving was just one piece in a larger game being played between Hughes and President Nixon. Extraordinarily compelling, The Hoax is a fascinating character study that provides a unique look at the cultural zeitgeist of the 1970s.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• Jan 10, 2012

  An enjoyable movie, made better by being true. The good chemistry between Gere and Molina made all the more believable and humerious.
  Jonny C Super Reviewer
• Jan 26, 2010

  A good film that could have been much better if someone other than Richard Gere was chosen for the lead role. Sometimes Gere surprises me. Most often, he disappoints. It is the latter in this case.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Oct 31, 2009

  Not as well-put together as "The Informant", which I found to be funnier and more entertaining, but just as crazy.
  Richard F Super Reviewer

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