30 Sep 2023
The Great Metaphor
What does a bankrupt poet with no desire to live have to say about life?
The Swindle
SOME PEOPLE DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTERS' WELFARE!
Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Bruno, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.
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Broderick Crawford Augusto
Giulietta Masina Iris
Richard Basehart Picasso
Franco Fabrizi Roberto
Sue Ellen Blake Susanna
Irene Cefaro Marisa
Alberto De Amicis Rinaldo
Lorella De Luca Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter
Giacomo Gabrielli Baron Vargas
Riccardo Garrone Riccardo
Paul Grenter Emilio Manfredi Lucetta Muratori 
Mario Passante Conman
Sara Simoni Stella's Sister
Xenia Valderi Luciana
Mara Werlen Maggie
Maria Zanoli Stella Florina
Ettore Bevilacqua Swindled Man
Gino Buzzanca Saro (uncredited)
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