F for Fake film poster
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Poster for Orson Welles’ 1973 docudrama, F for Fake, designed by Donn Trethewey in 1977. Donn’s first name is sometimes listed online as Dom, or Don, due to the fact that the style of font used as his signature/logo on posters he designed has the fully arched n, and at low resolution it can read like an m. The true first name is hard to confirm, but most likely is Donn.
Wikipedia describes the film as:
Initially released in 1974, it focuses on Elmyr de Hory’s recounting of his career as a professional art forger; de Hory’s story serves as the backdrop for a meandering investigation of the natures of authorship and authenticity, as well as the basis of the value of art. Far from serving as a traditional documentary on de Hory, the film also incorporates Welles’s companion Oja Kodar, hoax biographer Clifford Irving and Orson Welles as himself. F for Fake is sometimes considered an example of a film essay.
The title is set in tightly kerned and optically compressed ITC American Typewriter. The rest of the type is set using the Thin style of Harry. A nice example of well-executed pairing of contrasting typefaces.
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See also Chris’s contribution about the cover for Irving’s book, which is one the earliest uses of Glaser Stencil: