The Swindle

The Swindle

7.3IMDb Score
Released:1955-10-07
Genre:Drama, Crime
Duration:113 min
Country:France, Italy
Director:Federico Fellini
Actors:Broderick Crawford, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Franco Fabrizi, Sue Ellen Blake
Production:Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)

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.

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