The art forger who tricked the Nazis - Noah Charney
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It was one of the strangest trials in Dutch history. The defendant in a 1947 case was an art forger who had counterfeited millions of dollars worth of paintings. But he wasn’t arguing his innocence— in fact, his life depended on proving that he had committed fraud. Who was this artist, and why was he on trial for his life? Noah Charney investigates the notorious Han van Meegeren.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Noah Charney
- Director
- Luísa Holanda
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Animator
- Luísa Holanda, Felipe Urbanetto
- Compositor
- Gabriel Maia
