The Swindle
Synopsis
A somewhat offbeat couple, Victor and Betty, live off their wits and small-time swindles. He's a man of sixty, she's half his age; their relationship is wily as a den of thieves. They spend their time driving the length and breadth of France and the neighbouring countries in a camping-car, seeking out, in particular, professional conferences in country towns, where Betty fleeces those she considers ripe for a con. A hitch in one of their operations leads them into a domain they know little about: international money laundering. In this more cut-throat universe, Victor reveals a knack for action and imagination which amazes even himself. Yet here, the joking is over: Betty and Victor will have to save their skins. But will a gleam of morality manage to light this icy world?
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Director (1)
Actors (21)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : mk2 films
- Co-productions : Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, TF1 Films Production
- Foreign production companies : Teleclub AG, Cab Productions, RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse
- Film exports/foreign sales : mk2 films
- French distribution : mk2 films
Full credits (19)
- Executive Producer : Marin Karmitz
- Adaptation : Claude Chabrol
- Screenwriter : Claude Chabrol
- Director of Photography : Eduardo Serra
- Music Composer : Matthieu Chabrol
- Assistant director : Cécile Maistre
- Editor : Monique Fardoulis
- Sound recordists : Jean-Bernard Thomasson, Claude Villand, Jacques Descomps
- Costume designer : Corinne Jorry
- Co-producers : Jean-Louis Porchet, Gérard Ruey
- Sound Assistant : Xavier Griette
- Assistant Operator : Nicolas Herdt
- Production Manager : Yvon Crenn
- Press Attachés (film) : Eva Simonet, Monica Donati
- Assistant editors : Florence Poulain, Olivier Rossignol
- Continuity supervisor : Aurore Chabrol
- Production Designer : Françoise Benoît-Fresco
- Foley artists : André Naudin, Gadou Naudin, Julien Naudin
- Still Photographer : Moune Jamet
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Fraud, Games
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Switzerland
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Switzerland)
- Production year : 1997
- French release : 15/10/1997
- Runtime : 1 h 45 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 90.016
- Visa issue date : 06/10/1997
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
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News & awards
Selections (5)
Punta Del Este - International Film Festival
Uruguay, 1998
Films selected
Lumiere Awards
France, 1998
French Films
Awards (2)
San Sebastian International Film Festival (SSIFF)
Spain, 1997
Golden Shell for Best Film
Silver Shell for Best Director : Claude Chabrol
