Gambit

Gambit

109 mins | Crime, Comedy | Dec. 21, 1966

Harry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world's wealthiest man, Mr. Shahbandar. With the help of exotic showgirl Nicole Chang, he concocts the perfect scheme for how the robbery should go and lays it out point by point. However, when the team tries to execute the plan, perfection and reality don't quite match up, and Harry's vision begins to unravel in this twisty tale of a heist gone wrong.

Gambit

109 mins | Crime, Comedy | Dec. 21, 1966

Gambit
Harry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world's wealthiest man, Mr. Shahbandar. With the help of exotic showgirl Nicole Chang, he concocts the perfect scheme for how the robbery should go and lays it out point by point. However, when the team tries to execute the plan, perfection and reality don't quite match up, and Harry's vision begins to unravel in this twisty tale of a heist gone wrong.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Gambit
Directors Joseph E. Kenney, Ronald Neame
Writers Jack Davies, Sidney Carroll, Alvin Sargent

Cast

Shirley MacLaine

as Nicole

Michael Caine

as Harry

Herbert Lom

as Shahbandar

Arnold Moss

as Abdul

John Abbott

as Emile

Richard Angarola

as Colonel Salim

Maurice Marsac

as Hotel Clerk

Joe Abdullah

as Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Jan Arvan

as Airport Official (uncredited)

Noel De Souza

as Head Porter (uncredited)

James Lanphier

as Garage Attendant (uncredited)

Tanya Lemani George

as Lighter Fluid Saleswoman (uncredited)

Vic Tayback

as Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)