Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.
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- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Jean-Paul BelmondoSerge Alexandre Stavisky
- François PérierAlbert Borelli
- Anny DupereyArlette
- Michael LonsdaleDocteur Mézy
- Roberto BisaccoJuan Montalvo de Montalbon
- Claude RichInspecteur Bonny
- Charles BoyerLe baron Jean Raoul
- Pierre VernierMe Pierre Grammont
- Marcel CuvelierInspecteur Boussaud
- Van DoudeInspecteur principal Gardet
Crew
- Alain ResnaisDirector
- Jorge SemprúnWriter
- Sacha ViernyDirector of Photography
- Stephen SondheimOriginal Music Composer
- Albert JurgensonEditor
- Jean-Paul BelmondoProducer
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