The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 14, 1964

Original language

French

Spoken languages

Arabic, Italian, Japanese, French

Countries

France

Production

TOHO,Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.,Vides Cinematografica,Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France,Ulysse Productions,Primex Films,Cesar Film Productie

Cast

Gilbert Denoyan,Dominique Zardi,Arnold Gelderman,Sacha Briquet,Nicole Karen,Jan Teulings,Gabriella Giorgelli,László Szabó,Francis Blanche,Yatsuko Tan'amiand 19 more

Director

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

Writer

Claude Chabrol,Ryuzo Kikushima,Gérard Brach,Jean-Luc Godard,Roman Polanski,Paul Gégauff,Ugo Gregoretti

Producer

Pierre Roustang

Cinematography

Jerzy Lipman,Tonino Delli Colli,Raoul Coutard,Jean Rabier,Asakazu Nakai

Music

Michel Legrand,Piero Umiliani,Krzysztof Komeda,Serge Gainsbourg,Pierre Jansen,Keitaro Miho

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0058480