A chronicle of fraudulent financial schemes, political manipulation, and the eventual collapse of a charismatic con artist's empire.
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.
Alain Resnais
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