The Swindlers (1959)
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Country: France, Italy
Genres: Drama, Romance
Release: 1959-09-23
Director: Francesco Rosi
Writers: Suso Cecchi D’Amico , Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Language: Italian | German
Stars: Alberto Sordi , Belinda Lee , Renato Salvatori , Nino Vingelli
Runtime: 132 min
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: Auf St. Pauli ist der Teufel los , The Weavers , The Swindlers (United States of America) , メリヤス売り (Japan) , Kanciarze (Poland) , Вязальщики , I magliari , Renúncia de um Trapaceiro (Brazil) , I Magliari: Renúncia de um Trapaceiro (Brazil) , I magliari (Italy) , Los vendedores (Chile) , I magliari (France, French Republic) , Les colporteurs (Belgium) , I symmoria ton 10 Napolitanon (Greece) , Торговцы (Russian Federation) , The Swindlers , Мошенники (Russian Federation) , Los maleantes (Mexico) , Rättikauppiaat (Finland) , Profession: magliari (France, French Republic) , Nasarna (Sweden) , Svindlernes fellesmarked (Norway) , Os Traficantes (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Swindlers (United Kingdom)
Plot: Mario is in Hannover to work as a miner but after loosing 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.
IMDB:tt0053032