Incognito (1997)

Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for five hundred thousand dollars. The girl he meets and gets into bed with, in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an art ... See full summary »

Director:

John Badham

Writer:

Jordan Katz

Stars:

Jason Patric, Irène Jacob, Thomas Lockyer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Patric	...	Harry Donovan
Irène Jacob	...	Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
Thomas Lockyer	...	Alastair Davies
Ian Richardson	...	Turley (prosecutor)
Simon Chandler	...	Iain Ill
Pip Torrens	...	White (defense attorney)
Michael Cochrane	...	Deeks
Rod Steiger	...	Milton A. Donovan
Togo Igawa	...	Agachi
Joseph Blatchley	...	Prof. Scheerding
Paul Brennen	...	Det. Sgt. Steed
Olivier Pierre	...	Lecuyer
Peter Gale	...	Westerbrook
David Marrick	...	Bright
Dudley Sutton	...	Halifax / Offul

Storyline

Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for five hundred thousand dollars. The girl he meets and gets into bed with, in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an art expert, who Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted.

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Plot Keywords:

nude model | female nudity | frame up | reference to donald trump | warner bros. | 

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Taglines:

Harry Donovan is a master in the art of deception... trapped in a lie so perfect even the truth can't save him.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, violence and brief sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was director John Badham's final feature film. He has since worked exclusively in television.

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Goofs

There is no place all over Spain called 'Villa Perdita'. In fact, 'Perdita' has no meaning as a Spanish word. The correct spelling is 'perdida', that means 'lost'.

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Quotes

Harry Donovan: Do you have any money?
Prof. Marieke van den Broeck: Why, you want to steal it?
Harry Donovan: Yes.

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Connections

Referenced in An Interview with John Ottman (2002)

User Reviews

OK movie about a fake painting

Average film with a rather unlikely protagonist, both the character and actor, and the supporting cast are annoying and unlikable as well. The plot is reasonable, a master forger forges a Rembrandt for a group of ass-hats, gets into a scuffle and then enters a trial in the UK.

It's all a bit underwhelming really. I liked the research and painting segments of the movie, but the rest of it wasn't too enjoyable.

5/10 average flick with nice imagery of painting.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Incognito

Filming Locations:

France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Creek Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1