The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)

5.4/10 108 min Crime Comedy

Overview

Five swindle stories, taking place in five international cities: Tokyo, Japan ("Fumiko's Five Benefactors" by Hiromichi Horikawa); Amsterdam, The Netherlands ("A River of Diamonds" by Roman Polanski); Naples, Italy ("The Road Map" by Ugo Gregoretti); Paris, France ("The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower" by Claude Chabrol); and Marrakesh, Morocco ("The Confidence Man" by Jean-Luc Godard). Godard's segment was not included in the original French cinema release, and Polanski's segment was not included on the 2016 home disc release.

Cast

Mie Hama

Yoshie (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Kinu (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")

Jan Teulings

Dutchman (segment "La Rivière de diamants")

Gabriella Giorgelli

Maria Rosa (segment "La Feuille de route")

Giuseppe Mannajuolo

(segment "La Feuille de route")

Guido Giuseppone

Giuseppone (segment "La Feuille de route")

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Alain des Arcys (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")

Francis Blanche

Mr. Humlaupt (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")

Catherine Deneuve

Swindler (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")

Sacha Briquet

(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")

Jean-Louis Maury

Mr. Carmaillon (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")

Jean Seberg

Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand escroc")

Charles Denner

Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand escroc")

László Szabó

Police Inspector (segment "Le Grand escroc")

Seiji Miyaguchi

Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)

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