The Swindlers (Italian: Gli imbroglioni), aka Los Mangantes, is a 1963 Italian comedy film written and directed by Lucio Fulci, starring Franco and Ciccio.[2][3][4]
The Swindlers | |
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Directed by | Lucio Fulci |
Written by | Franco Castellano Lucio Fulci Mario Guerra Giuseppe Moccia (Pipolo) Vittorio Vighi |
Produced by | Dario Sabatello |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Alfio Contini Tino Santoni |
Edited by | Gisa Radicchi Levi |
Music by | Carlo Rustichelli Ennio Morricone Giorgio Gaber Umberto Simonetta Pilantra |
Distributed by | Cineriz[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Language | Italian |
Plot
editThe film takes place in a court of law and is divided into an anthology format, spotlighting four criminal cases. The defendants consist of the following: a wealthy industrialist charged with fraud, two nuns who have gotten in trouble with the guardian of their order, the president of a football team implicated in illegal sporting activities, and two Sicilian businessmen who conned come investors into believing they have discovered an archaeological find.
Cast
edit- Walter Chiari: dott. Mario Corti
- Antonella Lualdi: Sister Celestina
- Raimondo Vianello: Tabanelli
- Franco Franchi: Salvatore Di Carmine/ Rizzo/ Sposito
- Ciccio Ingrassia: Napoleone Palumbo/ Nostradomine/ Roccanera
- Luciana Gilli: Liliana Ferri
- Elio Crovetto: Gustav Schultz
- Xenia Valderi: Lilliana's mother
- Aroldo Tieri: Oscar Taverna
- Dominique Boschero: Oscar's Wife
- Umberto D'Orsi: Lucarini
- Pietro De Vico: chancellor
- Mario Scaccia: Mario's attorney
- Camillo Mastrocinque: Spianelli's attorney
- Seyna Seyn : Chinese girl
- Oreste Lionello : supermarket manager
- Claudio Gora : Spianelli
- Alberto Bonucci: The President
- Margaret Lee: Adelina[5]
References
edit- ^ Howarth, Troy (2015). Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and his Films. Midnight Marquee Press. page 85.
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ Laura Morandini; Luisa Morandini; Morando Morandini. Il Morandini 2011. Dizionario dei film. Zanichelli, 2010. ISBN 8808227227.
- ^ Howarth, Troy (2015). Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and his Films. Midnight Marquee Press. page 85.
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