Acting

Wolfgang Beltracchi

Born

1952-02-04 (74)

Place of birth

Höxter, Germany

Known for

Acting

Credits

9 titles

IMDb profile

Wolfgang Beltracchi (born Wolfgang Fischer on 4 February 1951) is a German art forger and artist who has admitted to forging hundreds of paintings in an international art scam netting millions of euros. Beltracchi, together with his wife Helene, sold forgeries of alleged works by famous artists, including Max Ernst, Heinrich Campendonk, Fernand Léger and Kees van Dongen.

Known for

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6.0

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ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

1989

4.7

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Nachtcafé

1987

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9.0

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Tietjen und Bommes

1997

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Aeschbacher

2001

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Schawinski

2011

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lesenswert sachbuch

2014

Film credits

2010s · 1 titles

7.1

Wolfgang Beltracchi got away with forging art masterpieces for over 40 years. He may be egotistical and nihilistic, but his genius in undeniable. He managed to fool gallery owners, historians and investors with the stroke of a brush. This documentary follows his last days as a free man.