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1974 | Color | 1h 55

The film tells the story of the last months in the life of the famous swindler Serge Alexandre, Stavisky-a political scandal known as the Stavisky Affair, in 1934, which ended in riots in Paris, the resignation of two prime ministers and a change in the government.


Country: Italia, Francia
Direction: Resnais; Alain
Script: Semprún; Jorge
Production: Belmondo; Alain
Photography: Vierny; Sacha
Sound: Ruh; Jean-Pierre, Bats; Bernard
Music: Sondheim; Stephen
Cast:Lonsdale; Michael, Belmondo; Jean-paul, Bisaco; Roberto, Boyer; Charles, Duperey; Anny, Rich; Claude, Périer; François
Participation year at FICM: 2009

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