Movie Description
Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde
(1964)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Hiromichi Horikawa,Roman Polanski,Ugo Gregoretti,Claude Chabrol,Jean-Luc Godard
- Producer : Pierre Roustang
- Writer : Jean-Luc Godard,Ryuzo Kikushima,Gérard Brach,Claude Chabrol,Ugo Gregoretti,Paul Gégauff,Roman Polanski
- Editor : Maurizio Lucidi,Agnès Guillemot,Hervé de Luze,Jacques Gaillard,Rita van Royen
- Cast : Mie Hama,Ken Mitsuda,Yatsuko Tan'ami,Nicole Karen,Jan Teulings,Arnold Gelderman,Gabriella Giorgelli,Giuseppe Mannajuolo,Guido Giuseppone,Jean-Pierre Cassel,Francis Blanche,Catherine Deneuve,Sacha Briquet,Jean-Louis Maury,Philomène Toulouse,Jean Seberg,Charles Denner,László Szabó,Seiji Miyaguchi,Pierre Arland,Henri Attal,Michel Charrel,Gilbert Denoyan,Marcel Gassouk,Christian Lentretien,André Letourneur,André Stanislas,Dominique Zardi,Jean-Luc Godard
Cast
Yoshie (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Composer (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Kinu (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Swindler (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
Dutchman (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
Jeweller (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
Maria Rosa (segment "La Feuille de route")
(segment "La Feuille de route")
Giuseppone (segment "La Feuille de route")
Alain des Arcys (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Mr. Humlaupt (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Swindler (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Mr. Carmaillon (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand escroc")
Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand escroc")
Police Inspector (segment "Le Grand escroc")
Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
(segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Man in Fez / Narrator (segment "Le Grand escroc") (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleLes Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde
Status Released
Release Information
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1964-08-14
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 48m
Production CompaniesPrimex Films,Ulysse Productions,Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France,Vides Cinematografica,TOHO,Cesar Film Productie
Genres
- Crime
- Comedy
