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.
Release Date
August 14, 1964Runtime
108 minDirected by
Hiromichi Horikawa, Roman Polanski, Ugo Gregoretti, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc GodardWritten by
Gérard Brach, Claude Chabrol, Ugo Gregoretti, Paul Gégauff, Roman Polanski, Jean-Luc Godard, Ryūzō KikushimaLanguage
FrenchBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Mie Hama
Yoshie (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Kinu (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Jan Teulings
Dutchman (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
Gabriella Giorgelli
Maria Rosa (segment "La Feuille de route")
Giuseppe Mannajuolo
(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")
Jean Seberg
Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand escroc")
Charles Denner
Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand escroc")
László Szabó
Police Inspector (segment "Le Grand escroc")
Seiji Miyaguchi
Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)
Henri Attal
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Michel Charrel
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Marcel Gassouk
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard
Man in Fez / Narrator (segment "Le Grand escroc") (uncredited)Images
