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.

5.3

108 min

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")

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")

Philomène Toulouse

as (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)

Pierre Arland

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

Gilbert Denoyan

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

Marcel Gassouk

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

Christian Lentretien

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

André Letourneur

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

André Stanislas

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)

Director

Ugo Gregoretti

Roman Polanski

Claude Chabrol

Hiromichi Horikawa

Jean-Luc Godard