Con Man
“The true story of an Ivy League impostor.”
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Cast
James Hogue
Credits
Written by: 
Jesse Moss David Samuels
Cinematography: Frank G. DeMarco Tony Hardmon Elia Lyssy
Music: Jack Livesey
Editing: Youna Kwak Jesse Moss
Produced by: Jesse Moss
Plot
The true story of James Hogue, a brilliant impostor who embraced the American art of self-invention, fabricated a spectacular series of fictional identities for himself, and successfully conned his way into Princeton University.
Sinekatalog’s take
A documentary profile of an impostor who invented identities and talked his way into a famous university. It is a fascinating look at self-invention and American credulity. Gripping for fans of true-crime character studies.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.0 / 10 (159 votes)
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