Rent Il Bidone (1955)
3.7 of 5 from 90 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
- Augusto (Broderick Crawford), Picasso (Richard Basehart) and Roberto (Franco Fabrizi) are small-time conmen who play elaborate tricks on the poor and the credulous. But their cruelty and lack of morality is tested when Augusto is reunited with his estranged daughter and Picasso is faced with his loving wife's disapproving patience. Featuring excellent performances from Crawford, Basehart and Giulietta Masina against a colourful backdrop of sharply observed characters this sincere social drama is by turns comic, bitter and tragic.
- Actors:
- Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart, Giulietta Masina, Franco Fabrizi, Sue Ellen Blake, Irene Cefaro, Alberto De Amicis, Lorella De Luca, Giacomo Gabrielli, Riccardo Garrone, Paul Grenter, Emilio Manfredi, Lucetta Muratori, Mario Passante, Sara Simoni, Xenia Valderi, Mara Werlen, Maria Zanoli, Ettore Bevilacqua, Ada Colangeli
- Directors:
- Federico Fellini
- Producers:
- Silvio Clementelli, Charles Delac, Mario Derecchi, Goffredo Lombardo
- Writers:
- Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano
- Aka:
- Il bidone
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Federico Fellini
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/12/2013
- Run Time:
- 113 minutes
- Languages:
- Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with Dominique Delouche
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Il Bidone
Not a lost masterpiece - Il Bidone review by ML
This character study is not a bad film - I'm glad to have seen it - but it's no "Nights of Cabiria" and definitely not a lost masterpiece. If you like Neo-realist films, first watch Vittorio De Seca's "The Bicycle Thieves" (1948) and Visconti's astonishing "La Terra Trema" (1948) and "Rocco and His Brothers" (1960).
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