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    The Swindle

    Italian poster of the movie The Swindle
    Il Bidone
    Italy/France
    1955     Comedy-drama    
    1h 54min
    Original lang: Italian

    A pair of provincial con-men (Crawford and Basehart) pose as priests to swindle ignorant peasant farmers, but what begins as comedy turns sour, cruel, and finally tragic. Characteristically, Fellini stacks the pack with a final victim of great facial beauty, palsied legs and obscurantist belief, after which it is only a matter of time before bad Brod receives his comeuppance on a stony hillside.

    Directed byFederico Fellini
    Written byFederico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano

    Starring

    Broderick Crawford
    Giulietta Masina
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