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The Swindle
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The Swindle

Oct 15, 1997
1h 45m
★ 6.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy
Crime
Thriller

Production Companies

mk2 Films
TSR
TF1 Films Production
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
CAB Productions
Teleclub

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Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Betty

Isabelle Huppert

Michel Serrault

Victor

Michel Serrault

François Cluzet

Maurice

François Cluzet

Jean-François Balmer

Monsieur K

Jean-François Balmer

Jackie Berroyer

Robert Chatillon

Jackie Berroyer

Thomas Chabrol

Swiss Desk Clerk

Thomas Chabrol

Mony Dalmès

Signora Trotti

Mony Dalmès

Jean Benguigui

Guadeloupe Gangster

Jean Benguigui

Greg Germain

Chatty man

Greg Germain

No Image

Blond woman

Nathalie Kousnetzoff

Pierre Martot

Conventioneer

Pierre Martot

No Image

Conventioneer

Eric Bonicatto

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