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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 i…
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The Swindle
“SOME PEOPLE DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTERS' WELFARE!”
73%
Movie
1h 53m
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The Swindle (1955) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Swindle (1955) — a movie tagged as Drama and Crime with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~113 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Swindle 73% (220 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1955-10-07
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 36102
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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 entanglemen... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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Cast
Broderick Crawford
Augusto
Giulietta Masina
Iris
Richard Basehart
Carlo
Franco Fabrizi
Roberto
- S
Sue Ellen Blake
Susanna
Irene Cefaro
Marisa
- A
Alberto De Amicis
Rinaldo
Lorella De Luca
Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter
- G
Giacomo Gabrielli
Baron Vargas
Riccardo Garrone
Riccardo
- P
Paul Grenter
- E
Emilio Manfredi
- L
Lucetta Muratori
Mario Passante
Conman
- S
Sara Simoni
Stella's Sister
Xenia Valderi
Luciana
- M
Mara Werlen
Maggie
Maria Zanoli
Stella Florina
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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 and the characters develop. Crawford works well with sidekick Richard Basehart's "Carlo" but his is the stand out role. The rest of the film does run a little to typical crime-noir stereotype, but the photography that marries the bleak with the beautiful, and a superb score from the always reliable Nino Rota give this more of a grandeur. I wasn't mad on the ending - it was just too easy, too predictable and somehow underwhelmed Crawford's otherwise really quite nuanced performance. It tugs well at our heart-strings at times whilst offering a soupçon of humour and is a film that demonstrated a talent in the star I wasn't expecting.
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