

The Swindle
SOME PEOPLE DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTERS' WELFARE!
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.
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- Status
- Released
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- Language
- Italian
- con man
- black and white
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR1 Oct 1962
- TheatricalNRSan Francisco, California18 Jul 1963
AustriaAT
- Theatrical61 Oct 1957
DenmarkDK
- TV157 Oct 1955
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP29 Feb 1956
- PhysicalDVD18 Jul 2000
- TheatricalTPRe-release28 Oct 2009
- TheatricalTPRe-release17 May 2023
GermanyDE
- Theatrical12West Germany23 Aug 1957
- PhysicalDVD11 Aug 2006
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival9 Sept 1955
- TheatricalT7 Oct 1955
- PremierePesaro Film Festival24 Jun 2021
JapanJP
- TheatricalG18 Feb 1958
- PremiereGrande Retrospettiva del Cinema Italiano25 Nov 2001
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD7 Aug 2007
- Physical12Blu-ray30 Dec 2013
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/125 Oct 1956
- Theatrical (limited)Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema4 Nov 2020
SwedenSE
- Theatrical157 Oct 1955
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The Swindle was released on 7 October 1955.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
11/14/2022
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 scams. Set against a backdrop of a still recovering post-war Italy, there is an effective cynicism about the way the plot a…
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