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Win The Hoax On DVD
Richard Gere doesn't let the truth get in the way of a good story in this film based on real events, and we have copies to give away.
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--> Golden Globe winner Richard Gere (Chicago, Pretty Woman, American Gigolo) stars in The Hoax, the true story of Clifford Irving, a writer who had the biggest scoop of the 20th century - or did he?
Whilst our current era of constantly erupting scandals has become a staple of modern culture - one of the fastest and most irresistible routes to fame, fortune and adoration in a world that loves a good story, sometimes at any cost - the modern hoax was kicked off by perhaps the most spectacular swindle of them all: the Clifford Irving/Howard Hughes hoax of the early 1970s.
In 1971, Clifford Irving achieved the very heights of American journalism, nabbing a series of unprecedented interviews with the most famous man in the world - ultra-reclusive, immensely powerful, superstar billionaire Howard Hughes - revealing his most intimate memories and controversial secrets.
Actually, that's a lie. In 1971, writer Clifford Irving told an incredible whopper - one that became one of the most audacious and outrageous hoaxes ever perpetrated on the media and American public. Claiming to have obtained Howard Hughes' long sought-after memoirs, Irving pulled the wool over the entire publishing industry's eyes, and nearly made off with major cash and worldwide fame, until his clever yarn unravelled into a serious crime.
The Hoax is a fascinating portrayal of a man whose career is going nowhere until he embarks on the greatest con of the century. A charming husband, affectionate friend and very smart and talented writer, Clifford Irving is also a philanderer, betrayer and outright lying fraud. He's a character full of charisma and playful mischief that winds up trapped in an increasingly dark, thick web of his own making, creating a media frenzy that threatens to spiral out of control.
Joining Richard Gere in an all-star cast is Alfred Molina (Identity, Spiderman 2, !!!!! Up Your Ears), Academy Award nominee Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River, The Dead Girl, American Dreamz), Hope Davis (American Splendor, The Weatherman, Proof) Julie Delpy (Before Sunset, Broken Flowers, Krzysztof Kieslowski's Trois Couleurs trilogy), Stanley Tucci (The Devil Wears Prada, Lucky Number Slevin, Road to Perdition) and Eli Wallach (The Holiday, Mystic River, The Godfather trilogy).
Directed by Academy Award nominated Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Casanova, Chocolat), The Hoax is a slick, smart and funny escapade that is guaranteed to entertain you from beginning to end.
The Hoax is set for rental DVD release on 28th January 2008 and retail release on 11th February 2008. The DVD includes the theatrical trailer.
It's available at all good DVD stores, RRP £15.99, or online from Amazon
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Win The Hoax!
We have 3 DVDs to give away!
For your chance to win, email us here, including your name and postal address.
Address: makemeawinner@50connect.com
Subject: the hoax dvd
Win The Hoax On DVD

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--> Golden Globe winner Richard Gere (Chicago, Pretty Woman, American Gigolo) stars in The Hoax, the true story of Clifford Irving, a writer who had the biggest scoop of the 20th century - or did he?
Whilst our current era of constantly erupting scandals has become a staple of modern culture - one of the fastest and most irresistible routes to fame, fortune and adoration in a world that loves a good story, sometimes at any cost - the modern hoax was kicked off by perhaps the most spectacular swindle of them all: the Clifford Irving/Howard Hughes hoax of the early 1970s.
In 1971, Clifford Irving achieved the very heights of American journalism, nabbing a series of unprecedented interviews with the most famous man in the world - ultra-reclusive, immensely powerful, superstar billionaire Howard Hughes - revealing his most intimate memories and controversial secrets.
Actually, that's a lie. In 1971, writer Clifford Irving told an incredible whopper - one that became one of the most audacious and outrageous hoaxes ever perpetrated on the media and American public. Claiming to have obtained Howard Hughes' long sought-after memoirs, Irving pulled the wool over the entire publishing industry's eyes, and nearly made off with major cash and worldwide fame, until his clever yarn unravelled into a serious crime.
The Hoax is a fascinating portrayal of a man whose career is going nowhere until he embarks on the greatest con of the century. A charming husband, affectionate friend and very smart and talented writer, Clifford Irving is also a philanderer, betrayer and outright lying fraud. He's a character full of charisma and playful mischief that winds up trapped in an increasingly dark, thick web of his own making, creating a media frenzy that threatens to spiral out of control.
Joining Richard Gere in an all-star cast is Alfred Molina (Identity, Spiderman 2, !!!!! Up Your Ears), Academy Award nominee Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River, The Dead Girl, American Dreamz), Hope Davis (American Splendor, The Weatherman, Proof) Julie Delpy (Before Sunset, Broken Flowers, Krzysztof Kieslowski's Trois Couleurs trilogy), Stanley Tucci (The Devil Wears Prada, Lucky Number Slevin, Road to Perdition) and Eli Wallach (The Holiday, Mystic River, The Godfather trilogy).
Directed by Academy Award nominated Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Casanova, Chocolat), The Hoax is a slick, smart and funny escapade that is guaranteed to entertain you from beginning to end.
The Hoax is set for rental DVD release on 28th January 2008 and retail release on 11th February 2008. The DVD includes the theatrical trailer.

Win The Hoax!
We have 3 DVDs to give away!
For your chance to win, email us here, including your name and postal address.
Address: makemeawinner@50connect.com
Subject: the hoax dvd
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