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The Swindle(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-10-15
65%
96 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
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.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
Switzerland
ProductionCompanies: 
CAB Productions
Movie: The Swindle
Top 10 Billed Cast
Isabelle Huppert
Betty
Michel Serrault
Victor
François Cluzet
Maurice
Jean-François Balmer
Monsieur K
Jackie Berroyer
Robert Chatillon
Thomas Chabrol
Swiss Desk Clerk
Mony Dalmès
Signora Trotti
Jean Benguigui
Guadeloupe Gangster
Greg Germain
Chatty man
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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.
Release Date
1997-10-15
Average
6.542
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