Synopsis
Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Carlo, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.
Key facts
Cast
Richard Basehart, Broderick Crawford, Alberto De Amicis, Franco Fabrizi, Giulietta Masina, Mara Werlen
Original language
Italian
Production companies
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE DE CINÉMATOGRAPHIE, Titanus
Setting
Rome
Crew
Producer
Giuseppe Colizzi
Cinematography
Otello Martelli
Editing
Mario Serandrei, Giuseppe Vari
Music
Franco Ferrara, Nino Rota
Trailer
Stills
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Titles
| Alternate title | Le Bidon | |
| Alternate title | The Swindle | |
| Alternate title | L'Arnaque | |
| Alternate title | The Swindlers |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Il Bidone (Original Soundtrack) - Nino Rota (1991) | 1 release, 2015: Music On Vinyl |
| CD | Il Bidone (Original Soundtrack) - Nino Rota (1991) | 6 releases, 1991-2021: CAM, Quartet Records, Seven Seas, Sugar |
Full credits
| Director | Federico Fellini |
| Cast | Richard Basehart, Broderick Crawford, Alberto De Amicis, Franco Fabrizi, Giulietta Masina, Mara Werlen |
| Producer | Giuseppe Colizzi |
| Cinematography | Otello Martelli |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei, Giuseppe Vari |
| Music | Franco Ferrara, Nino Rota |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
