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The Hoax

Summary: 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.

Release Date: April 20, 2007

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Biography

Director: Lasse Hallström

Writers: William Wheeler

, Clifford Irving

Runtime: 1 h 56 min

MPAA: R

Production: Miramax, Bob Yari Productions, The Mark Gordon Company, H2L Media Group, Mutual Film Company, Stratus Film Co.

Distributor: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, Premiere Entertainment Group

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 7,164,995

International: $ 4,607,466

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