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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.

1964 |1h 48m |  Crime, Comedy

Cast

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Mie Hama

Yoshie (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")

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Yatsuko Tan'ami

Kinu (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")

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Jan Teulings

Dutchman (segment "La Rivière de diamants")

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Gabriella Giorgelli

Maria Rosa (segment "La Feuille de route")

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Giuseppe Mannajuolo

(segment "La Feuille de route")

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Jean-Pierre Cassel

Alain des Arcys (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")

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Francis Blanche

Mr. Humlaupt (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")

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Catherine Deneuve

Swindler (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")

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Sacha Briquet

(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")

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Jean-Louis Maury

Mr. Carmaillon (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")

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Jean Seberg

Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand escroc")

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Charles Denner

Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand escroc")

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László Szabó

Police Inspector (segment "Le Grand escroc")

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Seiji Miyaguchi

Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)

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Henri Attal

(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)

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Michel Charrel

(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)

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Marcel Gassouk

(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)

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Dominique Zardi

(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese

Budget

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