The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
127 audience votes
Key crew
- Alain ResnaisDirector
- Jorge SemprúnWriter
- Stephen SondheimOriginal Music Composer
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
- Jacques SpiesserMichel Grandville
- Michel BeauneLe journaliste maître-chanteur