The Ponzi Scheme
Genres
Overview
Ponzi, from his arrival in Boston in 1903, to hi death in Rio in 1949. He made himself famous in inventing the first fraud of modern times on a large scale, and inspired Bernard Madoff.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
2014-02-14
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
7.8
Scali Delpeyrat
Charles Ponzi
Céline Milliat-Baumgartner
Rose
Élizabeth Mazev
Imelde Ponzi
Jean-Christophe Quenon
Cassulo
Marie Dompnier
Lucy Meli
Jean-Marie Denis
John Gnecco
Rodolphe Pauly
Franck Pope
Dominique Thomas
Charles Morse
Serge Saada
Le représentant
Karim Rouabah
Le juge
Stéphane Touitou
L'épicier Giberti
Gérard Watkins
Banquier Chmelinski
Jacques Bonnaffé
Zarossi
Alice Butaud
L'infirmière
Jean Lescot
Le prêteur sur gage
Virgile Vaugelade
David Lescot
Micha Lescot
Avocat général adjoint Hurwitz
Michel Masiero
Daniels
Franck Richard
Percy Lamb
Odja Llorca
Amélie Roman
Jeune fille dancing
Christophe Vandevelde
le commissaire O'Brien
Olivier Brabant
Propriétaire Lexington
Gérard Desarthe
Le prêtre
Clément Landais
Eric Bleuzé
Baruch Goldhagen
Katell Daunis
Guichetière banque
Antoine Mathieu
Banquier de Maselis
Dante Desarthe
Père Cortese junior
Bruno Buffoli
Avocat Gnecco 1
François Godart
Avocat Gnecco 2
Franck Andrieux
Gardien prison
Jean-Maximilien Sobocinski
Journaliste 1
Félicien Graugnard
Journaliste 2
Thomas Baelde
Journaliste 3
Ged Marlon
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