Overview
Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Carlo, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.
MovieMagicScore Overview
Auto-generatedFederico Fellini's 1955 crime drama follows an aging small-time swindler who works alongside two younger partners running petty cons across the Italian landscape. As their schemes unfold amid personal entanglements and mounting complications, the film turns its gaze on conscience, regret, and the dwindling options of a man running out of time. Melancholy and humane, it blends seedy intrigue with deep moral reflection in the director's distinctive style. Its tone is sober and quietly devastating. The film rewards viewers drawn to classic Italian cinema, character-driven crime stories, and dramas about deception, mortality, and the search for redemption. MagicMovieScore: 7.3.
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Top Cast
Broderick Crawford
Augusto
Giulietta Masina
Iris
Richard Basehart
Carlo
Franco Fabrizi
Roberto
Sue Ellen Blake
Susanna
Irene Cefaro
Marisa
Alberto De Amicis
Rinaldo
Lorella De Luca
Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter
209 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.13 as more ratings come in.
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Movie Info
Release Date
October 7, 1955
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
NR
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director