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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.

Primary Title
  • The Hoax
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 21 November 2016
Release Year
  • 2006
Start Time
  • 02 : 00
Finish Time
  • 04 : 00
Duration
  • 120:00
Channel
  • Choice TV
Broadcaster
  • Top TV Limited
Programme Description
  • 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.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
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
  • Feature films--United States
  • Biographers--United States--Drama
  • Scandals--United States--Drama
  • Mass media--United States--Drama
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Lasse Hallström (Director)
  • William Wheeler (Writer)
  • Richard Gere (Actor)
  • Hope Davis (Actor)
  • Alfred Molina (Actor)
  • David Aaron Baker (Actor)
  • Bob Yari Productions (Production Unit)
  • The Mark Gordon Company (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Biographers--United States--Drama
  • Scandals--United States--Drama
  • Mass media--United States--Drama