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The Swindle is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Federico Fellini released in USA on 1 october 1962 with Broderick Crawford
The Swindle (1955)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 october 1962
Length 1h48
Directed by Federico Fellini
OriginItalie
Themes Escroquerie
Rating74%
Il bidone (also known as The Swindle or The Swindlers) is a 1955 Italian film directed by Federico Fellini. It features Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart and Giulietta Masina.
Released one year after the director's internationally successful La Strada, Il bidone continues with many of the same socially conscious, neorealist-inspired themes while minimizing the poetic realism and extravagant vitality, that is today known as "felliniesque", in favor of a more pointed political stance.
Synopsis
The film follows the exploits of a group of swindlers, focusing on their aging leader Augusto, as they go about their "business," reaping both rewards and consequences.Actors
Broderick Crawford
(Augusto)
Richard Basehart
(Picasso)
Giulietta Masina
(Iris)
Franco Fabrizi
(Roberto)
Lorella De Luca
(Patrizia, Augusto's daughter)
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