The Swindle

1h 45m 1997

Brief Synopsis

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Betty and Victor are a pair of clever grifters, with years of history together. They specialize in well-planned, middle-range scams, bilking ordinary people of moderate sums of money, with a modus operandi that has kept them comfortable and out of trouble. The much younger Betty reveals that, for th

Cast & Crew

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Claude Chabrol

Director

Isabelle Huppert

Elizabeth 'Betty'

Michel Serrault

Victor

Frantois Cluzet

Maurice Biagini

Jean-francois Balmer

Monsieur K

Jackie Berroyer

Robert Chatillon

Film Details

Also Known As
Rien ne va plus, Swindle
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Foreign
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Auvergne-Rh(nes-Alpes CinTma; Centre National Du Cinema; Mk2 International; Mk2 International; Procirep; Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur (Paca); StudioCanal; Tf1 Films Productions
Distribution Company
NEW YORKER FILMS/PRIMA; New Yorker Films; Alternative Films; Bim Distribuzione; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Curzon Artificial Eye; Frenetic Films; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films; Wanda Visión S.A.
Location
Guadeloupe; Aix-les-Bains, France; Switzerland; Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Synopsis

Betty and Victor are a pair of clever grifters, with years of history together. They specialize in well-planned, middle-range scams, bilking ordinary people of moderate sums of money, with a modus operandi that has kept them comfortable and out of trouble. The much younger Betty reveals that, for the past year, she has secretly been plotting the big sting. She has seduced Maurice a handsome young executive who is planning to rip off an international money launderer and, with Victor's help, Betty is planning a double-cross of her own. Suddenly, Betty and Victor find themselves pitted against big-time criminals with very large guns. As the prospect of millions lures them, first to Switzerland and then to the Caribbean, the stakes get higher and their own relationship becomes more calculated and less clear.

Director

Claude Chabrol

Director

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Elizabeth 'Betty'

Michel Serrault

Victor

Frantois Cluzet

Maurice Biagini

Jean-francois Balmer

Monsieur K

Jackie Berroyer

Robert Chatillon

Jean Benguigui

Monsiuer K'S Henchman

Mony Dalmes

Signora Trotti

Thomas Chabrol

Hotel Waldhaus Bellboy

Greg Germain

Talkative West Indian

Nathalie Kousnetzoff

Blond Woman

Marie Dubois

Dedette

Brygida Ochaim

Serpentine Dancer

Philippe Dana

Conventioneer

Pierre Martot

Conventioneer

Eric Bonicatto

Conventioneer

Pierre-francois Dumeniaud

Conventioneer

Yves Verhoeven

Pickpocket

Henri Attal

Greek Vendor

Gunther Germain

Chatty Man'S Friend

Maurice Debranche

Guadeloupe Taxi Driver

Stefan Witschi

Swiss Maitre D'

Rodolphe Ittig

Belgian Dentist

Dodo Deer

Hungarian Dentist

Barbara-magdalena Ahren

Wife Of Hungarian Dentist

Alexander Seibt

Chair-Lift Worker

James Hauduroy

Barman At Hotel Waldhaus

Elie Axas

Flight Attendant

Emmanuel Guttierez

Barman At The Park Hotel

Gilbert Laumord

Tall Black Man

Yvon Crenn

Mafioso

Placido Domingo

Performer

Mirella Freni

Performer

Crew

Jean-charles Bachelier

Key Makeup

Philippe Baisadouli

Unit Manager

Frantoise Benoet-fresco

Art Director

Mathieu Benoit

Other

Isabelle Blanc

2nd Assistant Director (Swiss Crew)

Cyrille Bray

2nd Assistant Director

Aurore Chabrol

Script Supervisor

Claude Chabrol

Screenwriter

Mathieu Chabrol

Music

Ricardo Chailly

Music Director ("La Nuit Transfiguree" (Orchestre Symphonique De La Radio Berlin))

Riccardo Chailly

Music

Dominique Colladant

Special Effects

Yvon Crenn

Production Supervisor

Monique Fardoulis

Editor

M Gaucher

Song ("Tribute To Jazz")

Sonia Geneux

Makeup (Swiss Crew)

Xavier Grin

Unit Production Manager (Swiss Crew)

Pierre Grosz

Song ("Changez Tout")

Michel Jonasz

Song ("Changez Tout")

Corinne Jorry

Costume Designer

Marin Karmitz

Executive Producer

Nathalie Kreuther

Post-Production Supervisor

Guido Locher

Unit Liaison (Sils Maria)

Cecile Maistre

1st Assistant Director

Thierry Mouquin

1st Assistant Director (Swiss Crew)

Andre Naudin

Sound Effects

Gadou Naudin

Sound Effects

Julien Naudin

Sound Effects

Thi Loan Nguyen

Key Makeup

Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen

Makeup

Thi-than-tu Nguyen

Makeup

Ivan Niclass

Set Decorator (Swiss Crew)

Isa Nogara

Location Manager (Swiss Crew)

John Nollet

Key Hairstylist

Laurent Petitgirard

Orchestra Director (L'Orchestre Symphonique Francais)

Catherine Pierrat

Unit Production Manager

Jean-louis Porchet

Associate Producer

Giacomo Puccini

Music ("La Tosca")

Alexandra Roussel

1st Assistant Director (Guadeloupe Crew)

Gérard Ruey

Associate Producer

Arnold Schoenberg

Music ("La Nuit Transfiguree")

Eduardo Serra

Director Of Photography

Eva Simonet

Publicist

Giuseppe Sinopoli

Music Director ("La Tosca" (Philharmonia Orchestra))

Daniel Symphorien

Unit Manager

Michel Thiriet

Camera Operator

Jean-bernard Thomasson

Sound

Claude Villand

Sound

Catherine Zingg

Key Hairstylist (Swiss Crew)

Film Details

Also Known As
Rien ne va plus, Swindle
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Foreign
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Auvergne-Rh(nes-Alpes CinTma; Centre National Du Cinema; Mk2 International; Mk2 International; Procirep; Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur (Paca); StudioCanal; Tf1 Films Productions
Distribution Company
NEW YORKER FILMS/PRIMA; New Yorker Films; Alternative Films; Bim Distribuzione; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Curzon Artificial Eye; Frenetic Films; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films; Wanda Visión S.A.
Location
Guadeloupe; Aix-les-Bains, France; Switzerland; Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States April 23, 1999 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video February 1, 2000

Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (in competition) in Spain September 18-27, 1997.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles International Film Festival (Official Competition) October 22-31, 1998.)

Winner of the best actor (Michel Serrault) at the 1997 Lumieres de Paris awards.

Winner of the Golden Shell for best film and the Best Director prize at the 1997 San Sebastian Film Festival.

Released in United States Winter October 24, 1997

Released in United States April 23, 1999

Released in United States on Video February 1, 2000

Released in United States September 1997

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States October 1998

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (in competition) in Spain September 18-27, 1997.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.

Began shooting November 25, 1996.

Completed shooting February 1, 1997.

Released in United States Winter October 24, 1997 (NY)

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