The Swindle

The Swindle

The Swindle

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The Swindle

1997

1h 45m

6.6(97 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

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.

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Production Companies

mk2 Films

TSR

TF1 Films Production

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Teleclub

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Betty

Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault

Victor

François Cluzet

François Cluzet

Maurice

Jean-François Balmer

Jean-François Balmer

Monsieur K

Jackie Berroyer

Jackie Berroyer

Robert Chatillon

Thomas Chabrol

Thomas Chabrol

Swiss Desk Clerk

Mony Dalmès

Mony Dalmès

Signora Trotti

Jean Benguigui

Jean Benguigui

Guadeloupe Gangster

Greg Germain

Greg Germain

Chatty man

Nathalie Kousnetzoff

Blond woman

Creative team

Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Written by: Claude Chabrol
Produced by: Marin Karmitz

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