Bidone DVD

Il Bidone
Swindle and The Swindlers are both English-language titles for 1955's Il Bidone, a lesser-known effort from Federico Fellini. Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart, and Franco Fabrizi play a trio of con artists who victimize the Italian bourgeoisie (who are shown to be no better than the crooks). Giueletta Masina (Fellini's wife), who had previously costarred with Richard Basehart in La Strada, here plays Basehart's wife. Humphrey Bogart had been intended for the role played by Broderick Crawford; one wonders how Crawford's self-deprecating curtain speech about the hollowness of his existence would have played in Bogart's hands. Swindle was not released to the US until nine years after its completion. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Broderick Crawford as Augusto Richard Basehart as Picasso Franco Fabrizi as Roberto Giulietta Masina as Iris Sue Ellen Blake as Anna Giacomo Gabrielli as Vargas

Crew Dario Cecchi - Costume Designer Federico Fellini - Director Giuseppe Vari - Editor Mario Serandrei - Editor Nino Rota - Composer (Music Score) Otello Martelli - Cinematographer Mario Derecchi - Producer Dario Cecchi - Set Designer Tullio Pinelli - Screenwriter Ennio Flaiano - Screenwriter Federico Fellini - Screenwriter

Il Bidone
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General Specifications: Language Options: Italian Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: 1: PCM mono Additional Features: none specified MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 91 min   DVD Chapters: Chapter Listings. 0. Chapter Listings. 1. Main Title. [1:49] 2. A Very Delicate Matter. [6:25] 3. X Marks the Spot. [6:51] 4. Money to Burn. [7:05] 5. Home Sweet Home. [6:28] 6. "Rinaldo!". [14:31] 7. Petty Theft. [10:01] 8. The Small Time. [10:49] 9. Some Easy Conversation. [3:47] 10. The Long Arm of the Law. [4:22] 11. Conning a Con. [15:40] 12. A Tangled Web. [3:19]