The Swindle

The Swindle

113 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy | Oct. 7, 1955

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

The Swindle

113 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy | Oct. 7, 1955

The Swindle
Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Bruno, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
Original title Il bidone
Directors Nada delle Piane, Narciso Vicario, Moraldo Rossi, Paolo Nuzzi, Dominique Delouche, Brunello Rondi, Federico Fellini
Writers Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Federico Fellini

Cast

Broderick Crawford

as Augusto

Franco Fabrizi

as Roberto

Richard Basehart

as Picasso

Lorella De Luca

as Patrizia, Augusto's daughter

Xenia Valderi

as Luciana

Alberto de Amisis

as Rinaldo

Giacomo Gabrielli

as le Baron Charlie Vargas

Gianni Di Segni

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Sue Ellen Blake

as Susanna

Irene Cefaro

as Marisa

Riccardo Garrone

as Riccardo