The Swindle

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.

Cast

Broderick Crawford

as Augusto

Giulietta Masina

as Iris

Richard Basehart

as Carlo

Franco Fabrizi

as Roberto

Sue Ellen Blake

as Susanna

Irene Cefaro

as Marisa

Alberto De Amicis

as Rinaldo

Lorella De Luca

as Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter

Giacomo Gabrielli

as Baron Vargas

Riccardo Garrone

as Riccardo

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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 sca...

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