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Stavisky... is a 1974 French biographical drama film based on the life of the financier and embezzler Alexandre Stavisky and the circumstances leading to his mysterious death in 1934. This gave rise to a political scandal known as the Stavisky Affair, which led to fatal riots in Paris, the resignation of two prime ministers and a change of ...
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The Stavisky affair was a financial scandal in France in...
- Alexandre Stavisky
Cause of death. Suicide by gunshot. Resting place. Père...
- Stavisky affair
May 15, 1974 · Stavisky: Directed by Alain Resnais. With Jean-Paul Belmondo, François Périer, Anny Duperey, Michael Lonsdale. A swindler's activity indirectly caused a political crisis in France in the last years before World War II.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Alain Resnais
- 1974-05-15
Stavisky affair, French financial scandal of 1933 that, by triggering right-wing agitation, resulted in a major crisis in the history of the Third Republic (1870–1940). The scandal came to light in December 1933 when the bonds of a credit organization in Bayonne, founded by the financier Alexandre.
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Jun 3, 2013 · Stavisky (1974), Jean-Paul Belmondo - Original Trailer - YouTube. Film&Clips. 4.75M subscribers. 226. 61K views 10 years ago. Directed by Alain Resnais, with Jean-Paul Belmondo, François Périer,...
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One of the greatest of the manipulating financiers, and certainly the most fascinating, is Alexandre Stavisky, the emigre son of a Russian Jewish dentist, who's parlayed his personal charm and confidence schemes into a vast stock swindle. Advertisement. He has, in the process, partially deceived even himself.