The Swindle
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Overview
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.
- Production
- Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
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Cast
Broderick Crawford
Augusto
Giulietta Masina
Iris
Richard Basehart
Carlo
Franco Fabrizi
Roberto
Irene Cefaro
Marisa
Lorella De Luca
Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter
Riccardo Garrone
Riccardo
Mario Passante
Conman
Xenia Valderi
Luciana
Maria Zanoli
Stella Florina
Gino Buzzanca
Saro (uncredited)
Gianna Cobelli
(uncredited)
Ada Colangeli
(uncredited)
Gustavo De Nardo
(uncredited)
Gianni Di Segni
Party Guest (uncredited)
Amedeo Trilli
(uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Federico Fellini
- Cinematography
- Otello Martelli
- Composer
- Nino Rota
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CinemaSerf
November 14, 2022
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 about the way the plot and the characters develop. Crawford works well with sidekick Richard Basehart's …