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SOME PEOPLE DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTERS' WELFARE! - The Swindle
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Title: The Swindle

Release Date: 7 Oct 1955

Runtime: 1h 53m

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)

Production Companies: Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 7.3 (200 votes)

Cast

  • Augusto: Broderick Crawford
  • Iris: Giulietta Masina
  • Picasso: Richard Basehart
  • Roberto: Franco Fabrizi
  • Susanna: Sue Ellen Blake
  • Marisa: Irene Cefaro
  • Rinaldo: Alberto De Amicis
  • Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter: Lorella De Luca
  • Baron Vargas: Giacomo Gabrielli
  • Riccardo: Riccardo Garrone
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