The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)
Original title: Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers is a 1964 French-language crime movie directed by Hiromichi Horikawa and Roman Polanski, with a running time of 1h 48m. It stars Mie Hama, Ken Mitsuda and Yatsuko Tan'ami.
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.
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")