---
title: 'The Great Swindle (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'José Antonio Nieves Conde'
released: '1971-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-swindle-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066889/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Swindle (1971)

1971 · Drama, Thriller · Italy, Spain

Original title: Historia de una traición

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [José Antonio Nieves Conde](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-antonio-nieves-conde)
- **Screenplay:** [Giovanni Simonelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-simonelli), [Juan José Alonso Millán](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-jose-alonso-millan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carlo Savina](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-savina)
- **Producer:** [Edmondo Amati](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmondo-amati), [José Frade](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-frade)
- **Director of Photography:** [Antonio L. Ballesteros](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-l-ballesteros)
- **Editor:** [Pablo González del Amo](https://cinepixo.com/people/pablo-gonzalez-del-amo)

## Cast

- [Simón Andreu](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-andreu)
- [Howard Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-ross)
- [María Martín](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-martin)
- [Fernando Rey](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-rey)
- [Massimo Serato](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-serato)
- [Marisa Mell](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-mell)
- [Stephen Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-boyd)
- [Sylva Koscina](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylva-koscina)

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