- Based upon Vincenzoni's biography, "Pane e cinema", the documentary traces the story of the screen play writer who invented many stories that became blockbusters throughout the world.
- The movie title is taken from a phrase by famous director Pietro Germi, who defined Vincenzoni as a false liar because "he tells incredible stories that later prove to be true". Witnesses of many of Vincenzoni's vicissitudes appear in Il Falso Bugiardo (The False Liar), weaving their testimony into the extensive interview with the writer, reassembling a puzzle of events starting from the war years to the present day, through the history of Italian Cinema and more.—Baiken
- This film collects testimonies of Luciano Vincenzoni's life, a scriptwriter who was involved with the cinema for half a century. Appreciated in Italy, Europe and Hollywood he collaborated with Pietro Germi, Carlo Lizzani, Mario Monicelli, Mauro Bolognini, Sergio Leone, Billy Wilder, Peter Bogdanovich, Renè Clemont and many others. Pietro Germi called him "the false liar" because he told incredible stories that later turned out to be true. Billy Wilder considered him a poet a screenwriter wizard. Pietro Germi called him "IL FALSO BUGIARDO" because he told incredible stories that were always true. In this film inspired by the autobiography of Luciano Vincenzoni, PANE E CINEMA, the testimonies of colleagues and friends on some of these incredible stories alternate with a long interview with the writer, in a puzzle of events that go through the history of Italian cinema and not only from the post-war period to today. Among the many films written by Luciano Vincenzoni there are: Il Ferroviere, The great war, The best of enemies, The hunchback of Rome, Seduced and abandoned, the birds, the bees and the Italians, For a few dollars more, The good, the bad, the ugly, Duck you sucker, Avanti!, Agra life, A quiet place in the country, Killer whale, Raw deal, Malena. Starring NICOLA BADALUCCO, GUIDO BOSCO, GIANNI BULGARI, GIORGIO CAPITANI, DINO DE LAURENTIIS, SERGIO DONATI, ROBERT HAGGIAG, TULLIO KEZICH, FELICE LAUDADIO, CARLO LIZZANI, ENNIO MORRICONE, FURIO SCARPELLI, VITTORIO SGARBI, SILVIO TONAZZI, ENRICO VAIME, TONINO VALERII, LUCIANO VINCENZONI.
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