This article is about the 2006 film. For other uses, see Hoax (disambiguation).
2006 American film
The Hoax
Theatrical poster
Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Screenplay by
William Wheeler
Based on
The Hoax by Clifford Irving
Produced by
Mark Gordon Bob Yari Betsy Beers Leslie Holleran Joshua D. Maurer
Starring
Richard Gere Alfred Molina Marcia Gay Harden Hope Davis Julie Delpy Stanley Tucci
Cinematography
Oliver Stapleton
Edited by
Andrew Mondshein
Music by
Carter Burwell
Production companies
Miramax Films Bob Yari Productions The Mark Gordon Company City Entertainment
Distributed by
Miramax Films Yari Film Group
Release dates
October 15, 2006 (2006-10-15) (Rome Film Fest)
October 20, 2006 (2006-10-20) (Italy)
April 6, 2007 (2007-04-06) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$25 million[1]
Box office
$11,772,461[1]
The Hoax is a 2006 American comedy-drama film starring Richard Gere, directed by Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallström. The screenplay by William Wheeler is based on the book of the same title by Clifford Irving. It recounts Irving's elaborate hoax of publishing an autobiography of Howard Hughes that he purportedly helped write, without ever having talked with Hughes.
The screenplay was considerably different from the book. Hired as a technical adviser to the film, Irving was displeased with the product and later asked to have his name removed from the credits. It nonetheless earned a positive critical reception, but was a box office bomb, grossing only $11.7 million against a budget of $25 million.
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