The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)
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.
- Released
- 1964-08-14
- Genres
- Crime, Comedy
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Roman Polanski, Ugo Gregoretti, Hiromichi Horikawa, Claude Chabrol
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 from 23 votes
Cast
- Mie Hama as Yoshie (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
- Ken Mitsuda as Composer (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
- Yatsuko Tan'ami as Kinu (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
- Nicole Karen as Swindler (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
- Jan Teulings as Dutchman (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
- Arnold Gelderman as Jeweller (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")