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

Betty

Isabelle Huppert

Victor

Michel Serrault

Maurice

François Cluzet

Monsieur K

Jean-François Balmer

Robert Chatillon

Jackie Berroyer

Swiss Desk Clerk

Thomas Chabrol

Signora Trotti

Mony Dalmès

Guadeloupe Gangster

Jean Benguigui

Chatty man

Greg Germain

Blond woman

Nathalie Kousnetzoff

Conventioneer

Pierre Martot

Conventioneer

Eric Bonicatto

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