The Swindle
Directed by Federico Fellini
Starring Broderick Crawford, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Franco Fabrizi, Sue Ellen Blake, Irene Cefaro, Alberto De Amicis, Lorella De Luca, Giacomo Gabrielli, Riccardo Garrone
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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.
- Original title
- Il bidone
- Original language
- Italian
- Screenplay
- Tullio Pinelli, Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano
- Music
- Nino Rota
- Cinematography
- Otello Martelli
- Cast
- Franco Fabrizi, Sue Ellen Blake, Irene Cefaro, Alberto De Amicis, Lorella De Luca, Giacomo Gabrielli, Riccardo Garrone, Paul Grenter, Emilio Manfredi
Updated July 22, 2026
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