

Forgery and the Use of Forgeries
1990, French. Directed by Laurent Heynemann.
Fleeing fame, the writer Anatole Hirsch decides to publish his new book under the name of his cousin, Martin Bassane. This book wins the Prix Goncourt. A film inspired by the story of Romain Gary.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Laurent HeynemannDirector
- Philippe NoiretAnatole Hirsch
- Robin RenucciMartin
- Laure KillingSylvie
- Monique ChaumetteGisèle Laumière
- Caroline SilholJacqueline Ségur
- François PerrotDaniel Laumière
- Jean-Claude BrialyCharles Laumière
- Bernard PivotBernard Pivot
- Maher KamounRachid
- Philippe Morier-GenoudDelplaire, le critique
- Jean-Pierre SentierPierre Leclerc
- Michel AlbertiniMe Belleche
Details
- Released
- 22 August 1990
- Original title
- Faux et Usage de faux
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean-Marc Roberts, Chrystel Egal, Laurent Heynemann
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Forgery and the Use of Forgeries runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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Forgery and the Use of Forgeries isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 August 1990. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Forgery and the Use of Forgeries?
Forgery and the Use of Forgeries (1990) was directed by Laurent Heynemann and stars Philippe Noiret, Robin Renucci, Laure Killing.