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The Swindle
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The Swindle

1997-10-15 · 105 min · ★ 6.5

Comedy · Crime · Thriller

Betty and Victor, a rather ill-matched couple, tour unobtrusively around France in their motor-home, earning their living as petty con artists, until one day they find themselves involved in an international money scam which takes them on a globe-trotting adventure.

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Directors
Claude Chabrol
Production companies
TSR, TF1 Films Production, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, CAB Productions, Teleclub, MK2 Productions
Countries
France, Switzerland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertBetty
Michel SerraultMichel SerraultVictor
François CluzetFrançois CluzetMaurice
Jean-François BalmerJean-François BalmerMonsieur K
Jackie BerroyerJackie BerroyerRobert Chatillon
Thomas ChabrolThomas ChabrolSwiss Desk Clerk
Mony DalmèsMony DalmèsSignora Trotti
Jean BenguiguiJean BenguiguiGuadeloupe Gangster
Greg GermainGreg GermainChatty man
Nathalie KousnetzoffBlond woman
Pierre MartotPierre MartotConventioneer
Eric BonicattoConventioneer
Pierre-François DumeniaudPierre-François DumeniaudConventioneer
Yves VerhoevenYves VerhoevenPickpocket
Henri AttalHenri AttalGreek Vendor
Gunther GermainGunther GermainChatty Man's Friend
Maurice DebrancheGuadeloupe Taxi Driver
Stefan WitschiSwiss Maitre d'
Rodolphe IttigBelgian Dentist
Dodo DeerHungarian Dentist

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