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Il bidone [il biˈdoːne] a.k.a. The Swindle is a 1955 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini starring Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart and Giulietta Masina.
Nov 20, 2020 · Il Bidone (1955) Full Movie with subs. summary: A trio of con-men led by a lonesome swindler must deal with their job and family pressures. ...more.
Masterfully entwining the story’s human grit with elements of humor and pathos, Fellini crafts a searing portrait of a man reckoning with the consequences of his life’s choices that hits with the force of a profound moral tragedy.
Il Bidone is superbly directed as ever by Fellini, and looks absolutely beautiful with the sweeping cinematography and scenery. The music score by Nino Rota is bright and jaunty in tone with enough of the sumptuous orchestration to make his wok distinctive.
Il bidone. Tired of impersonating priests, three small-time swindlers (Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart, Franco Fabrizi) go their separate ways. An obvious cheap-crime picture, very much on...
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Jun 30, 2022 · Il bidone (1955) is a footnote in the career of its director, Federico Fellini, but it’s one of the most sobering Italian noirs of all time. It’s a predictably slow burn (as most neo-realist films tend to be) that follows the exploits of three low level con men: the arrogant womanizer Roberto (Franco Fabrizi), the nervous husband Picasso ...
The original trailer of Il Bidone directed by Federico Fellini. Starring Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart, Giulietta Masina and Franco Fabrizi.AKA:A Trap...
Jun 21, 2019 · A trio of swindlers roam the countryside with schemes to bilk poor people out of their money, their most famous of which is disguising themselves as priests. Eventually, they go their own ways, but team up again, and one thief in particular can't resist the priest scheme one more time.
May 23, 2024 · True to Federico Fellini’s contemplations of morality and corruption in modern Italy, Il Bidone is deeply engaged with lives of parasitic cruelty and the weight they bear on one’s conscience. Religion is effectively reduced to empty icons in their hands, stripped of the virtue it preaches and irreverently wielded as a means to an end.
Sep 10, 2012 · A pair of provincial con-men (Crawford and Basehart) pose as priests to swindle ignorant peasant farmers, but what begins as comedy turns sour, cruel, and finally...