The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde
Crime
Comedy
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.
1964-08-14
fr
Cast
Director
Hiromichi Horikawa
Director
Roman Polanski
Director
Ugo Gregoretti
Director
Claude Chabrol
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Mie Hama as Yoshie (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Yatsuko Tan'ami as Kinu (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Jan Teulings as Dutchman (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
Gabriella Giorgelli as Maria Rosa (segment "La Feuille de route")
Giuseppe Mannajuolo as (segment "La Feuille de route")
Guido Giuseppone as Giuseppone (segment "La Feuille de route")
Jean-Pierre Cassel as Alain des Arcys (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Francis Blanche as Mr. Humlaupt (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Catherine Deneuve as Swindler (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Sacha Briquet as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Jean-Louis Maury as Mr. Carmaillon (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Jean Seberg as Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand escroc")
Charles Denner as Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand escroc")
László Szabó as Police Inspector (segment "Le Grand escroc")
Seiji Miyaguchi as Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)
Henri Attal as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Michel Charrel as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Marcel Gassouk as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard as Man in Fez / Narrator (segment "Le Grand escroc") (uncredited)