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The Swindle

  • 7.5 /10

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Plot

Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Carlo, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.

Cast

Broderick Crawford as Augusto
Broderick Crawford

as Augusto

Richard Basehart as Carlo
Franco Fabrizi as Roberto
Franco Fabrizi

as Roberto

Sue Ellen Blake as Susanna
Sue Ellen Blake

as Susanna

Irene Cefaro as Marisa
Irene Cefaro

as Marisa

Alberto De Amicis as Rinaldo
Alberto De Amicis

as Rinaldo

Lorella De Luca as Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter
Lorella De Luca

as Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter

Giacomo Gabrielli as Baron Vargas
Giacomo Gabrielli

as Baron Vargas

Riccardo Garrone as Riccardo
Riccardo Garrone

as Riccardo

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Not Rated

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 7, 1955

Production Companies

  • Titanus

  • Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)

Production Countries

  • France

  • Italy

Spoken Language

  • Italiano

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.88 hrs

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Reviews

I had no idea, until recently, that Broderick Crawford had ever done this film and he's really quite good. He ("Augusto") leads a trio of grifters who take the low hanging fruit. They have no scruples about robbing the vulnerable, ordinary folks - and are quite imaginative when it comes to their scams. Set against a backdrop of a still recovering post-war Italy, there is an effective cynicism abo…