The Swindle (1955)
Il bidone
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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.
- Date of release
- 1955-10-07
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (232)
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Director
- Federico Fellini
Casting
- Broderick Crawford — Augusto
- Giulietta Masina — Iris
- Richard Basehart — Carlo
- Franco Fabrizi — Roberto
- Sue Ellen Blake — Susanna
- Irene Cefaro — Marisa
- Alberto De Amicis — Rinaldo
- Lorella De Luca — Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter
- Giacomo Gabrielli — Baron Vargas
- Riccardo Garrone — Riccardo
- Paul Grenter
- Emilio Manfredi
Interesting facts
Il bidone, a.k.a. The Swindle, is a 1955 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini starring Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart and Giulietta Masina.
Production
Fellini had intended Humphrey Bogart for the role of Augusto, but, learning of Bogart being ill with cancer, finally chose Broderick Crawford for the part.
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