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Il Bidone (1955)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:6

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Broderick Crawford, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Franco Fabrizi

Starring: Broderick Crawford, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Franco Fabrizi

Director: Federico Fellini

Director: Federico Fellini
Composer: Nino Rota

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The progression from comedy to tragedy signals Fellini's most religious work

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11/15/09
Fernando F. Croce
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03/26/09
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A very dark vision that isn't always pleasant to look at but is nonetheless fascinating.

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08/29/06
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06/24/06
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An obvious cheap-crime picture, very much on the sentimental side, and therefore thematically inferior to the two films it fell between. But it contains some very strong Fellini phases and accumulations of moods that make it well worth seeing.

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06/15/05
Bosley Crowther
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12/18/04
Emanuel Levy
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The most obscure film of the highly visible Federico Fellini.

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02/15/04
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
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It's an unforgettable treasure.

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12/02/01
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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