The Swindle (1955)
Il bidone
"SOME PEOPLE DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTERS' WELFARE!"
ThumbScore
👍 87%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Broderick Crawford as Augusto
Sue Ellen Blake as Susanna
Irene Cefaro as Marisa
Alberto De Amicis as Rinaldo
Lorella De Luca as Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter
Is The Swindle good?
Yes. 87% audience score, estimated from 231 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 100%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
