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Synopsis
This film by French director Alain Resnais (Last Year in Marienbad) is loosely based on a true story from the 1930s about financier, con-man and swindler Stavisky who was arrested in 1934 for selling phony stock but was never brought to trial. While in jail, he continued to engage in doubtful monetary transactions. As the rumors that he was being protected by high-ranking members of the government of the French Third Republic were undoubtedly true, the scandal had a profoundly unsettling effect on the French nation, already suffering from poor government handling of the Depression, and this incident nearly brought down both the government and the Republic. Stavisky's death in prison (an apparent suicide) triggered widespread unrest and rioting. In the movie, when Stavisky (Jean-Paul Belmondo) goes to jail as a young con-man, his embarrassed father commits suicide. Ruining countless lives in his stellar career as a big-money swindler, including that of his nobleman friend Raoul (Charles Boyer), Stavisky is shown to be a pawn in a still bigger swindle, one which will destroy the Left and open the way to fascism. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Albert Jurgenson Cinematographer
Sacha Vierny Cinematographer
Stephen Sondheim Composer (Music Score)
Jacqueline Moreau Costume Designer
Yves Saint Laurent Costume/Wardrobe
Alain Resnais Director
Albert Jurgenson Editor
Charly Koubesserian Makeup
Alexandre Mnouchkine Producer
Georges Dancigers Producer
Jacques Saulnier Production Designer
Alain Belmondo Production Manager
Jorge Semprun Screenwriter
Bernard Bats Sound/Sound Designer
Jean-Pierre Ruh Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1974
Runtime: 115
Country: France
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
Eastmancolor

Produced by
Cerito Films
Compagnie Commerciale Francais Cinematographie [DISTRIBUTION]
Euro International Films
Films Ariane

Release
September 12, 1974 (Italy)

Awards
1975 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review