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The Swindle

Play trailer Poster for The Swindle 1997,  1h 45m,  Comedy/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 71% 28 Reviews Tomatometer 47% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 28 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Con artists Victor (Michel Serrault) and Betty (Isabelle Huppert) are a perfect team when it comes to cheating gamblers out of their winnings. But Betty, who's a master of the art of seduction, has a bigger scheme in mind: double-crossing bagman Maurice Biagini (François Cluzet) out of millions of Swiss francs that belong to organized crime. While it sounds like an airtight plan, Victor -- no fool when it comes to matters of deception -- suspects a double cross.

Critics Reviews

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Budd Wilkins Slant Magazine May 5, 2022
Underneath all the briskly delivered élan lurks a sly study of manipulation and the slipperiness of identity. Go to Full Review
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Feb 14, 2001
4.5/5
A work of superb yet unpretentious film craftsmanship by a past master and an impeccable cast and crew. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times Jan 1, 2000
3.5/5
Even when it threatens to sink into the familiar mechanics of a double-dealing heist story, Chabrol keeps curiosity piqued, the actors delightful and the outcome in sufficient question. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy May 16, 2022
3/4
Most entertaining. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Seanax.com Mar 10, 2017
It takes too long to get started and the playful coda is far too precious, but Chabrol builds to a vice-grip tension as small timers face the terror of big time killers... Go to Full Review
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Claude Chabrol

Director

Isabelle Huppert

Betty

Michel Serrault

Victor

François Cluzet

Maurice

Jean-François Balmer

Monsieur K

Jackie Berroyer

Chatillon

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The Swindle

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Movie Info

Synopsis Con artists Victor (Michel Serrault) and Betty (Isabelle Huppert) are a perfect team when it comes to cheating gamblers out of their winnings. But Betty, who's a master of the art of seduction, has a bigger scheme in mind: double-crossing bagman Maurice Biagini (François Cluzet) out of millions of Swiss francs that belong to organized crime. While it sounds like an airtight plan, Victor -- no fool when it comes to matters of deception -- suspects a double cross.
Director
Claude Chabrol
Producer
Marin Karmitz
Screenwriter
Claude Chabrol
Distributor
New Yorker Films
Genre
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 24, 1997, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$245.4K
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR
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