The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

Release Date: 1964-08-14

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.

Rating: 5.3 / 10

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")