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Bookmark this pageIl Bidone (1955)
Director: Federico Fellini
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From Time Out Film Guide
A pair of provincial con-men (Crawford and Basehart) pose as priests to swindle ignorant peasant farmers, but what begins as comedy turns sour, cruel, and finally tragic. Characteristically, Fellini stacks the pack with a final victim of great facial beauty, palsied legs and obscurantist belief, after which it is only a matter of time before bad Brod receives his comeuppance on a stony hillside. Most of Fellini's preoccupations are present, but in 1955 had not yet blown the obligation to tell a story off-course.Author: BC
Cast & crew
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Franco Fabrizi, Alberto De Amicis full cast
Rated: PG
Duration: 114 mins
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