DramaCrime

The Swindle

- SOME PEOPLE DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTERS' WELFARE!

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.

Release Date : 1955-10-07

Language :Italian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TitanusSociété Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)

Production Country : FranceItaly

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Augusto

Original Name : Broderick Crawford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Iris

Original Name : Giulietta Masina

Gender : Female

Character Name : Picasso

Original Name : Richard Basehart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roberto

Original Name : Franco Fabrizi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Susanna

Original Name : Sue Ellen Blake

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marisa

Original Name : Irene Cefaro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rinaldo

Original Name : Alberto De Amicis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter

Original Name : Lorella De Luca

Gender : Female

Character Name : Baron Vargas

Original Name : Giacomo Gabrielli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Riccardo

Original Name : Riccardo Garrone

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Paul Grenter

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Emilio Manfredi

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Lucetta Muratori

Gender : Male

Character Name : Conman

Original Name : Mario Passante

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stella's Sister

Original Name : Sara Simoni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luciana

Original Name : Xenia Valderi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maggie

Original Name : Mara Werlen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stella Florina

Original Name : Maria Zanoli

Gender : Female

Character Name : Swindled Man

Original Name : Ettore Bevilacqua

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saro (uncredited)

Original Name : Gino Buzzanca

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Grazia Carini

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Gianna Cobelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Ada Colangeli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blond of the Movie Theater (uncredited)

Original Name : Tiziano Cortini

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Gustavo De Nardo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Gianni Di Segni

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Rosanna Fabrizi

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Yami Kamadeva

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Tullio Tomadoni

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Amedeo Trilli

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Barbara Varenna

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-14

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 "Carlo" but his is the stand out role. The rest of the film does run a little to typical crime-noir stereotype, but the photography that marries the bleak with the beautiful, and a superb score from the always reliable Nino Rota give this more of a grandeur. I wasn't mad on the ending - it was just too easy, too predictable and somehow underwhelmed Crawford's otherwise really quite nuanced performance. It tugs well at our heart-strings at times whilst offering a soupçon of humour and is a film that demonstrated a talent in the star I wasn't expecting.