Stavisky...
(1974)
Director:
Alain Resnais
Writer:
Jorge Semprún
Cast:
Jean-Paul Belmondo, François Périer, Anny Duperey
Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent help small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French political power. But when his great scam involving millions gets exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.