The Swindlers (1963 film) explained

The Swindlers
Producer:Dario Sabatello
Starring:
Music:Carlo Rustichelli
Ennio Morricone
Giorgio Gaber
Umberto Simonetta
Pilantra
Cinematography:Alfio Contini
Tino Santoni
Editing:Gisa Radicchi Levi
Distributor:Cineriz[1]
Runtime:98 minutes

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]

Plot

The 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

dott. Mario Corti

Sister Celestina

Tabanelli

Salvatore Di Carmine/ Rizzo/ Sposito

Napoleone Palumbo/ Nostradomine/ Roccanera

Liliana Ferri

Gustav Schultz

Lilliana's mother

Oscar Taverna

Oscar's Wife

Lucarini

chancellor

Mario's attorney

Spianelli's attorney

Adelina[5]

Notes and References

  1. Howarth, Troy (2015). Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and his Films. Midnight Marquee Press. page 85.
  2. Book: Roberto Chiti . Roberto Poppi . Enrico Lancia . Mario Pecorari . Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. 1991 . Gremese Editore, 1992. 8876055932.
  3. Book: Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. 8860736269.
  4. Book: Laura Morandini . Luisa Morandini . Morando Morandini . Il Morandini 2011. Dizionario dei film.. Zanichelli, 2010. 8808227227.
  5. Howarth, Troy (2015). Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and his Films. Midnight Marquee Press. page 85.