The Swindle (1955)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 53min
- Comedy, Crime
- Oct 1962 (USA)
- Movie
- 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Broderick Crawford | ... |
Augusto Rocco
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Giulietta Masina | ... |
Iris
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Richard Basehart | ... |
Carlo
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Franco Fabrizi | ... |
Roberto Giorgio
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Sue Ellen Blake | ... |
Susanna
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Irene Cefaro | ... |
Marisa
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Alberto De Amicis | ... |
Rinaldo
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Lorella De Luca | ... |
Patrizia
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Giacomo Gabrielli | ... |
Il Baron Vargas
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Riccardo Garrone | ... |
Riccardo
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Paul Grenter |
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Emilio Manfredi |
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Lucetta Muratori |
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Mario Passante | ... |
Conman
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Sara Simoni | ... |
Sorella di Stella
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Xenia Valderi | ... |
Luciana
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Mara Werlen | ... |
Maggie
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Maria Zanoli | ... |
Stella Florina
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Ettore Bevilacqua | ... |
Swindled Man
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Gino Buzzanca | ... |
Saro (uncredited)
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Grazia Carini | ... |
Piccola parte (uncredited)
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Gianna Cobelli | ... |
Piccola parte (uncredited)
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Ada Colangeli | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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Tiziano Cortini | ... |
Il biondo del cinema (uncredited)
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Gustavo De Nardo | ... |
Piccola parte (uncredited)
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Gianni Di Segni | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Rosanna Fabrizi | ... |
Piccola parte (uncredited)
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Yami Kamadeva | ... |
(uncredited)
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Giuliana Manoni | ... |
Parte poi stralciata col montaggio (uncredited)
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Tullio Tomadoni | ... |
Piccola parte (uncredited)
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Amedeo Trilli | ... |
Piccola parte (uncredited)
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Barbara Varenna | ... |
Piccola parte (uncredited)
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Directed by
Federico Fellini |
Written by
Federico Fellini | ... | (story by) & |
Ennio Flaiano | ... | (story by) & |
Tullio Pinelli | ... | (story by) |
Federico Fellini | ... | (screenplay by) & |
Tullio Pinelli | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
Silvio Clementelli | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Charles Delac | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Mario Derecchi | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Goffredo Lombardo | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Nino Rota |
Cinematography by
Otello Martelli |
Editing by
Mario Serandrei | ||
Giuseppe Vari |
Production Design by
Dario Cecchi |
Set Decoration by
Massimiliano Capriccioli |
Costume Design by
Dario Cecchi |
Makeup Department
Rocchetti | ... | hair stylist (as Fiamma Rocchetti) |
Eligio Trani | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Giuseppe Colizzi | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dominique Delouche | ... | second assistant director |
Paolo Nuzzi | ... | second assistant director |
Moraldo Rossi | ... | first assistant director |
Narciso Vicario | ... | second assistant director |
Sound Department
Giovanni Rossi | ... | sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
Roberto Gerardi | ... | camera operator |
G.B. Poletto | ... | still photographer |
Arturo Zavattini | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
Franco Ferrara | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
Nada Dalle Piane | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Manolo Bolognini | ... | production secretary |
Antonio Negri | ... | production assistant |
Ezio Rodi | ... | administrative secretary |
Brunello Rondi | ... | artistic collaborator |
Mario Colli | ... | voice dubbing: Franco Fabrizi (uncredited) |
Renato Cominetti | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Lia Curci | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Arnoldo Foà | ... | voice dubbing: Broderick Crawford (uncredited) |
Fulvia Mammi | ... | voice dubbing: Sue Ellen Blake (uncredited) |
Nino Manfredi | ... | voice dubbing: Alberto De Amicis (uncredited) |
Enrico Maria Salerno | ... | voice dubbing: Richard Basehart (uncredited) |
Rita Savagnone | ... | voice dubbing: Lorella De Luca (uncredited) |
Yves Thos | ... | french poster designer (uncredited) |
Aleardo Ward | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Intra Films, Italy (1955) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Titanus (1955) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Filmové studio Barrandov (1955) (Czechoslovakia)
- Radio Corporation of America - RCA (1955) (United States)
- Universalcine (1955) (Italy) (16mm release)
- Gala Film Distributors (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Pathé Consortium Cinéma (1956) (France) (theatrical)
- Pathé Consortium Cinéma (1956) (France) (theatrical)
- Centrala Wynajmu Filmów (1957) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Europa Filmverleih (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Fotorama (1957) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Gala Film Distributors (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Filmi-Kolmio (1960) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Astor Pictures Corporation (1962) (United States) (theatrical)
- Astor Pictures Corporation (1963) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1966) (United States) (tv) (dubbed)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1967) (Finland) (tv)
- Commonwealth United Television (1971) (United States) (tv) (dubbed)
- National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1974) (United States) (tv) (dubbed)
- Connoisseur Video Collection (1989) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Carlotta Films (1999) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Image Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Opening (2000) (France) (DVD)
- Medusa Home Entertainment (2004) (Italy) (DVD) (restored)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- BFI Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Emerald (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Homescreen (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Opening (2008) (France) (DVD)
- Carlotta Films (2009) (France) (DVD)
- Atlantic Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD) (5-disc Fellini Collection)
- Image Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
- Tamasa Distribution (2023) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Amaya Films (Spain) (theatrical)
- Path Contemporary Pictures (United States) (theatrical)
- Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
- Creazioni Home Video (Italy) (video)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- Mondadori Video (Italy) (video)
- Sagres Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
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Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Augusto, Carlo, and Roberto are scam artists who often work together. Middle-age divorced Augusto is the oldest, most seasoned in the business, and the trio's spiritual leader. They either are immune to the notion that most of their victims are not wealthy--most uneducated, rural peasants--or don't care that they make at most a few hundred thousand lira at a time. Each of the three is at a different stage of life, which makes Carlo and Augusto examine what they're doing more critically, each stemming from a specific incident. Roberto, the youngest, still lives solely for the here-and-now and will take any money willingly. Carlo would like to make a living as an artist, hence his nickname of Picasso, if only it would support him, his loyal wife Iris, and their adolescent daughter Silvania. Carlo has told Iris that his frequent absences is in his work as a traveling salesman with Augusto, but she can no longer bury her head in the sand about what he's doing upon a last-minute social evening out with his associates on New Year's Eve. Augusto's examination of his life begins upon a chance encounter with his young-adult daughter Patrizia, whom he had not seen in years and didn't even recognize. Augusto is torn between what his money can afford in getting Patrizia on her feet as she contemplates extending her expensive education, versus being a role model to her. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Another film of magical insight by Federico Fellini the master movie maker of La Dolce Vita ! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The Swindle (1955) is both a stand-alone movie and the centerpiece of Federico Fellini's unofficial "trilogy of loneliness," preceded by The Road (1954) and followed by Nights of Cabiria (1957). All three are key works marking the last great moments of Italian neorealism, which was waning as central figures like Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica moved on to different genres. In the 1950s, he still held the neorealist conviction that nothing is more dramatic than the lives of ordinary people transferred to the screen with a minimum of embellishment. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into La monnaie de l'absolu (1999). See more » |
Quotes |
Augusto:
We've gotta figure out something better. We can't go on like this. Roberto: Who's saying we should? I'm not an idiot. This is just for fun, just to keep us going. I'm going to sing. When I save up some money, I'll take lessons. I've bought all the Johnnie Ray's records. He's really my style. Augusto: You'll never take lessons. Roberto: I'm not ending up like you! See more » |