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The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

53 %|Aug 14, 1964|Crime, Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

Hiromichi Horikawa
Director
Roman Polanski
Director
Ugo Gregoretti
Director
Claude Chabrol
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Director
Serge Gainsbourg
Main Title Theme Composer
Serge Gainsbourg
Theme Song Performance
Maurizio Lucidi
Editor

Cast

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Mie Hama
Yoshie (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
actor
Ken Mitsuda
Composer (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
actor
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Kinu (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
actor
Nicole Karen
Swindler (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
actor
Jan Teulings
Dutchman (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
actor
Arnold Gelderman
Jeweller (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
actor
Gabriella Giorgelli
Maria Rosa (segment "La Feuille de route")
actor
Giuseppe Mannajuolo
(segment "La Feuille de route")
actor
Guido Giuseppone
Giuseppone (segment "La Feuille de route")
actor
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Alain des Arcys (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
actor
Francis Blanche
Mr. Humlaupt (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
actor
Catherine Deneuve
Swindler (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
actor
Sacha Briquet
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
actor
Jean-Louis Maury
Mr. Carmaillon (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
actor
Philomène Toulouse
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
actor
Jean Seberg
Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand escroc")
actor
Charles Denner
Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand escroc")
actor
László Szabó
Police Inspector (segment "Le Grand escroc")
actor
Seiji Miyaguchi
Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)
actor
Pierre Arland
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
actor
Henri Attal
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
actor
Michel Charrel
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
actor
Gilbert Denoyan
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
actor
Marcel Gassouk
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
actor
Christian Lentretien
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
actor
André Letourneur
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
actor
André Stanislas
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
actor
Dominique Zardi
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
actor
Jean-Luc Godard
Man in Fez / Narrator (segment "Le Grand escroc") (uncredited)