The Great Swindle (1971)
- Original title
- Historia de una traición
- Directed by
- José Antonio Nieves Conde
- Genre
- drama film, thriller film
- Country
- Italy, Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 4.3 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Carla uses seduction and lies to help herself and others take on fake identities. They get caught up in a series of dangerous plots.
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What happens
The Great Swindle is a 1971 Spanish-Italian thriller directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde. The film follows Carla, a woman who uses seduction and deception as she and others assume false identities, engaging in a web of deadly schemes. Its Spanish title is Historia de una traición, and it is also known in Italy as Nel buio del terrore and Diabolicamente sole con il delitto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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