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The bone-chilling film chronicling the unbelievable tale of Frederic Bourdin, a con-artist who tricked a Texas family into believing he was a relative who disappeared years earlier.

Primary Title
  • The Imposter
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 24 May 2016
Original Broadcast Date
  • Tuesday 16 September 2014
Release Year
  • 2012
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 15
Duration
  • 105:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • The bone-chilling film chronicling the unbelievable tale of Frederic Bourdin, a con-artist who tricked a Texas family into believing he was a relative who disappeared years earlier.
Classification
  • AO
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Identity theft--United States
  • Fraud--United States
  • Feature films--Great Britain
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Contributors
  • Bart Layton (Director)
  • Frédéric Bourdin (Subject)
  • Carey Gibson (Interviewee)
  • Bryan Gibson (Interviewee)
  • Beverly Dollarhide (Interviewee)
  • Nancy Fisher (Interviewee)
  • Philip French (Interviewee)
  • 24 Seven Productions (Production Unit)
  • A&E IndieFilms (Funder)
  • Film4 (Funder)
  • Protagonist Pictures (Production Unit)
  • RAW (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Identity theft--United States
  • Fraud--United States
  • Feature films--Great Britain