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Feature film — 1959

The Swindlers (1959)

6.21h 51mDrama

Mario is in Hannover to work as a miner but after losing his job he decides to go back to Italy. When Totonno steals his passport to avoid the police and later on he offers him a new job as "magliaro" (cloth seller), Mario changes his mind and decides to follow Totonno to Hamburg. In Hamburg, Totonno and his friends have to sell Mayer's cloth, but they meet with the hostility of a Polish gang and Mario falls in love with Paula Mayer.

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A high-signal pick with 36 votes.

Titanus / Vides Cinematografica / Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)

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Director: Francesco Rosi

On screen

Cast & crew

Alberto Sordi as Totonno

Alberto Sordi

Totonno

Belinda Lee as Paula Meyer

Belinda Lee

Paula Meyer

Renato Salvatori as Mario Balducci

Renato Salvatori

Mario Balducci

Nino Vingelli as Vincenzo

Nino Vingelli

Vincenzo

Aldo Giuffrè as Armando

Aldo Giuffrè

Armando

Aldo Bufi Landi as Rodolfo Valentino

Aldo Bufi Landi

Rodolfo Valentino

N

Nino Di Napoli

Ciro

L

Linda Vandal

Frida

Josef Dahmen as Herr Mayer

Josef Dahmen

Herr Mayer

E

Else Knott

S

Salvatore Cafiero

C

Carmine Ippolito

Don Raffaele Tramontana

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