A portrait of a gang of swindlers who prey on the poor and ignorant peasants of the Italian countryside. Although comic at times, this film powerfully depicts characters who realize the meaninglessness of their actions too late in their own lives.

DVD Features:

Region 0
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - Italian

Distributor Notes: In Fellini's sardonically humorous, yet powerfully dramatic "Il Bidone," three small-time crooks impersonate priests in Rome to con poor people out of their money. Academy Award winner Broderick Crawford is extraordinary as the group's world weary leader, whose chance meeting with his daughter opens his eyes to his wrongdoing. Too late, he suffers a crisis of conscience in this absorbing tale of hope, desperation and, finally, redemption. One of Fellini's most realistic films, "Il Bidone" begins as an Italian comedy of errors, its swindles reminiscent of "The Sting," yet there is true sting in its harsh portrayal of greed and squalor. The middle chapter in Fellini's "trilogy of loneliness" between "La Strada" and "Nights of Cabiria," this classic film will tug at your heart and astonish you with its aching sense of compassion. Music by Nino Rota (The Godfather, Rocco and His Brothers).

Source: Image Entertainment, Inc.

Broderick Crawford: American actor
Giulietta Masina: Italian Actress/Fellini
Richard Basehart: American Actor
Franco Fabrizi: Italian Actor

Federico Fellini: Italian Director/Screenwriter

Nino Rota: Composer, AMARCORD, THE GODFATHER

"...An unjustly overlooked Fellini movie..."