Mario is in Hannover to work as a miner but after losing his job he decides to go back to Italy. When Totonno steals his passport to avoid the police and later on he offers him a new job as "magliaro" (cloth seller), Mario changes his mind and decides to follow Totonno to Hamburg. In Hamburg, Totonno and his friends have to sell Mayer's cloth, but they meet with the hostility of a Polish gang and Mario falls in love with Paula Mayer.
Unfortunately the movie The Swindlers is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Giuseppe Patroni Griffi | Screenplay |
| Production | Franco Cristaldi | Producer |
| Sound | Piero Piccioni | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gianni Di Venanzo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Directing | Francesco Rosi | Director |
| Production | Pietro Notarianni | Line Producer |
| Production | Lucio Orlandini | Unit Manager |
| Writing | Suso Cecchi d'Amico | Screenplay |
| Writing | Francesco Rosi | Screenplay |
| Art | Dieter Bartels | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Graziella Urbinati | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jette Arlt | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Suso Cecchi d'Amico | Story |
| Writing | Francesco Rosi | Story |
| Directing | Rinaldo Ricci | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jerzy Macc | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Roberto Pariante | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | G.B. Poletto | Still Photographer |
| Production | Aldo Pomilia | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Riccardo Caneva | Administration |
| Camera | Aiace Parolin | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Osvaldo Massimi | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Kurt Doubrowsky | Sound |
| Production | Orazio Tassara | Production Manager |
| Production | Gino Millozza | Production Manager |
