The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

1964Directed by Ugo Gregoretti, Roman Polanski, Claude Chabrol, Hiromichi Horikawa, Jean-Luc Godard

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Released: August 14, 1964
Runtime: 1h 48m

About The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

Crime
Comedy

Synopsis

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.

Directors: Ugo Gregoretti
Roman Polanski
Claude Chabrol
Hiromichi Horikawa
Jean-Luc Godard
Writers: Jean-Luc Godard
Ryuzo Kikushima
Claude Chabrol
Paul Gégauff
Ugo Gregoretti
Roman Polanski
Original title: Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde

Principal cast

In billing order

Mie HamaYoshie (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Ken MitsudaComposer (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Yatsuko Tan'amiKinu (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Nicole KarenSwindler (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
Jan TeulingsDutchman (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
Arnold GeldermanJeweller (segment "La Rivière de diamants")

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