The Swindle

1997 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 3,164 VOTES · DIR. Claude Chabrol

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Overview

Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,240 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:32 Place your bets.
00:06:46 Not at all! You're not the type.
00:11:45 How much?
00:16:51 Sleep well.
00:21:34 Don't be annoying, darling.
00:25:20 What I usually do when I'm alone, darling.
00:30:35 Mrs. Trotti is one of our best clients. She's full of life.
00:37:40 I don't trust old leches.
00:41:00 I was bored so I asked him to switch seats.
00:44:16 I find ways to keep busy.
00:49:25 - What'll you have? - Nothing with alcohol. Water.
00:52:22 he chains the attaché case to his wrist
00:56:46 You're more mysterious than annoying.
01:00:22 Wait a minute.
01:03:36 Take care of the bags.
01:07:45 I'll reverse the numbers.
01:10:54 I forgot. You'll need the attaché case.
01:14:30 it would be in poor taste.
01:19:01 I wouldn't like to do that.
01:22:00 Enough of this sad story. Let's get back to us.
01:25:45 Open this for me.
01:30:01 It hurts... I just want to sleep.
01:34:22 But as soon as it was possible and we had nothing to fear
102:04:00 Not bad for only three scams.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,240
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:00:32
Final line102:04:00

Production Record

DirectorClaude Chabrol
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes3,164