The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)

Name: The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
Director: Ugo Gregoretti, Roman Polanski, Claude Chabrol
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1964
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Arnold Gelderman, Catherine Deneuve, Francis Blanche, Gabriella Giorgelli, Giuseppe Mannajuolo

Original Title: Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde

Comedy Crime

5.4 (23 votes)

1h 48m

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.

Details

Director: Ugo Gregoretti, Roman Polanski, Claude Chabrol
Writer: Jean-Luc Godard, Ryuzo Kikushima, Claude Chabrol
Original Language: French
Budget: N/A

Cast

Arnold Gelderman Catherine Deneuve Francis Blanche Gabriella Giorgelli Giuseppe Mannajuolo Guido Giuseppone Jan Teulings Jean-Louis Maury Jean-Pierre Cassel Ken Mitsuda Mie Hama Nicole Karen Philomène Toulouse Sacha Briquet Yatsuko Tan'ami