The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

5.41964CrimeComedy

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.

Original titleLes Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde

Release1964-08-14

Runtime108 min

StatusReleased

CountriesFrance, Italy, Japan, Netherlands

Original languageFR

SpokenArabic, German, French, Japanese, Italian, English

DirectorHiromichi Horikawa, Roman Polanski, Ugo Gregoretti, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard

WritersJean-Luc Godard, Ryuzo Kikushima, Gérard Brach, Claude Chabrol, Ugo Gregoretti, Paul Gégauff

ProductionPrimex Films, Ulysse Productions, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Vides Cinematografica, TOHO, Cesar Film Productie

Votes23

Popularity2

TMDB ID78786

Cast

Mie Hama

Yoshie (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")

Ken Mitsuda

Composer (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Kinu (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")

Nicole Karen

Swindler (segment "La Rivière de diamants")

Jan Teulings

Dutchman (segment "La Rivière de diamants")

Arnold Gelderman

Jeweller (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")

Philomène Toulouse

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

Jean Seberg

Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand escroc")

Charles Denner

Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand escroc")

Szabó László

Police Inspector (segment "Le Grand escroc")