Film
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
1964Directed by Roman Polanski, Ugo Gregoretti, Hiromichi Horikawa, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard
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- Released
- 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
- Roman Polanski
- Ugo Gregoretti
- Hiromichi Horikawa
- Claude Chabrol
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Writers
- Ryuzo Kikushima
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Claude Chabrol
- Gérard Brach
- Roman Polanski
- Ugo Gregoretti
- 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")
