The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

108 mins | Crime, Comedy | Aug. 14, 1964

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.

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

108 mins | Crime, Comedy | Aug. 14, 1964

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers
Original title Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde
Directors Hiromichi Horikawa, Ugo Gregoretti, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Roman Polanski
Writers Ugo Gregoretti, Paul Gégauff, Claude Chabrol, Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach

Cast

Mie Hama

as Geisha

Ken Mitsuda

as Composer

Nicole Karen

as Swindler

Arnold Gelderman

as Jeweller

Jean-Pierre Cassel

as Alain des Arcys

Francis Blanche

as L'Allemand

Catherine Deneuve

as Swindler

Dominique Zardi

as Eiffel Tower guard