The Swindle · Sense

Drama 1955 1h 53m

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The Swindle

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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DIRECTOR

Federico Fellini

SCREENPLAY

Ennio Flaiano
Federico Fellini
Tullio Pinelli

STORY

Ennio Flaiano
Federico Fellini
Tullio Pinelli

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Otello Martelli

EDITOR

Giuseppe Vari
Mario Serandrei

ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Nino Rota

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Dario Cecchi

PRODUCER

Charles Delac
Goffredo Lombardo
Mario Derecchi
Silvio Clementelli

ADMINISTRATION

Ezio Rodi

ASSISTANT CAMERA

Arturo Zavattini

CAMERA OPERATOR

Roberto Gerardi

CONDUCTOR

Franco Ferrara

COSTUME DESIGN

Dario Cecchi

FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Moraldo Rossi

HAIRSTYLIST

Fiamma Rocchetti

MAKEUP ARTIST

Eligio Trani

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Giuseppe Colizzi

PRODUCTION SECRETARY

Manolo Bolognini

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Antonio Negri

SCRIPT SUPERVISOR

Nada delle Piane

SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Dominique Delouche
Narciso Vicario
Paolo Nuzzi

SET DECORATION

Massimiliano Capriccioli

SOUND

Giovanni Rossi

STILL PHOTOGRAPHER

Giovanni Battista Poletto

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The Swindle
Released 1955
Directed by Federico Fellini
Title page #36102

Venice Film Festival

1955Festival screening

Grande Retrospettiva Del Cinema Italiano

2001Festival screening

Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu Do Cinema

2020Limited theatrical

Pesaro Film Festival

2021Festival screening