Stavisky


1h 57m 1974

Brief Synopsis

Irrestisible charm and talent helps Serge Alexandre alias Stavisky, small-time swindler, to make friends with even most influential members of French industrial and political elite during the early 30s. But nothing lasts forever and when his great scam involving hundreds millions of francs gets exposed result is an unprecedented scandal that almost caused a civil war.

Film Details

Also Known As
Empire d'Alexandre, L', L' Empire d'Alexandre, Stavisky...
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Foreign
Period
Political
Release Date
1974
Distribution Company
ALMI CINEMA 5/RIALTO PICTURES
Location
Paris, France; Biarritz, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)

Synopsis

Irrestisible charm and talent helps Serge Alexandre alias Stavisky, small-time swindler, to make friends with even most influential members of French industrial and political elite during the early 30s. But nothing lasts forever and when his great scam involving hundreds millions of francs gets exposed result is an unprecedented scandal that almost caused a civil war.

Film Details

Also Known As
Empire d'Alexandre, L', L' Empire d'Alexandre, Stavisky...
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Foreign
Period
Political
Release Date
1974
Distribution Company
ALMI CINEMA 5/RIALTO PICTURES
Location
Paris, France; Biarritz, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited re-release scheduled in United States October 3, 2018

Released in United States September 1974

Released in United States January 1993

Shown at New York Film Festival September 29 & 30, 1974.

Released in United States September 19, 1991 (As part of series "Lost French Classics" at Laemmle's Monica; Los Angeles)

Limited re-release scheduled in United States October 3, 2018 (New York)

Released in United States September 1974 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 29 & 30, 1974.)

Released in United States September 19, 1991

Released in United States January 1993 (Shown in New York City (Jewish Museum) as part of program "Artists, Activists and Ordinary People: Jews in 20th Century Europe" January 16-24, 1993.)

Shot in Autumn 1973.