The Swindlers
1959, Italian. Directed by Francesco Rosi.
Mario is in Hannover to work as a miner but after losing his job he decides to go back to Italy. When Totonno steals his passport to avoid the police and later on he offers him a new job as "magliaro" (cloth seller), Mario changes his mind and decides to follow Totonno to Hamburg. In Hamburg, Totonno and his friends have to sell Mayer's cloth, but they meet with the hostility of a Polish gang and Mario falls in love with Paula Mayer.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 23 September 1959
- Original title
- I magliari
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Francesco Rosi
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The Swindlers runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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The Swindlers isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 September 1959. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Swindlers?
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Who directed The Swindlers?
The Swindlers (1959) was directed by Francesco Rosi and stars Alberto Sordi, Belinda Lee, Renato Salvatori.