''The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers'' (French: ''Les plus belles escroqueries du monde'') is a 1964 film composed of five segments, each of which was created with a different set of writers, directors, and actors.
Cast
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Mie Hama
is a former Japanese actress, television presenter, radio presenter, and author best known for playing Fumiko Sakurai in the 1962 Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' film, ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'', Kissy Suzuki in the 1967 James Bond, ''James B ...
as Bar Hostess (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
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Ken Mitsuda as the Rich Client (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
*Nicole Karen as the French tourist (segment "La rivière de diamants")
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Jan Teulings as Dutch man (segment "La rivière de diamants")
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Gabriella Giorgelli (segment "La Feuille de Route")
*Guido Guiseppone (segment "La Feuille de Route")
*Giuseppe Mannajuolo (segment "La Feuille de Route")
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Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel (born Jean-Pierre Crochon; 27 October 1932 – 19 April 2007) was a French actor.
Early life
Cassel was born Jean-Pierre Crochon in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, the son of Louise-Marguerite (née Fabrègue), an opera sin ...
as Alain des Arcys (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
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Francis Blanche
François Jean Blanche, known as "Francis Blanche" (20 July 1921 – 6 July 1974) was a French actor, singer, humorist and author. He was a very popular figure on stage, radio and in films, during the 1950s and 1960s.
Early life
Blanche was ...
as Mr. Umlaut (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
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Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...
as Swindler (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
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Jean Seberg
Jean Dorothy Seberg (; ; November 13, 1938August 30, 1979) was an American actress who lived half of her life in France. Her performance in Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 film ''Breathless'' immortalized her as an icon of French New Wave cinema.
Seb ...
as Patricia (segment "Le Grand escroc")
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Charles Denner
Charles Denner (29 May 1926 – 10 September 1995) was a French actor born to a Jewish family in Tarnów, Poland. During his 30-year career he worked with some of France's greatest directors of the time, including Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, ...
as the Con Man (segment "Le Grand escroc")
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Laszlo Szabo as the Police Inspector (segment "Le Grand escroc")
Release
''Les plus belles escroqueries du monde'' was released in France in August 1964, in Italy in 1964 and in Japan on 4 October 1964. The film was released in the United States by Ellis Films and Continental Distributing. It was released in the United States on 12 September 1967.
The film was unavailable for many decades, until it was restored and released on home video in France on 23 September 2016 and in the US on 25 April 2017.
Roman Polanski's segment of the film, "La rivière de diamants" ("A River of Diamonds"), has been removed, at his direct request, and that portion is thus still unavailable.
References
External links
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''The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers''Blu-ray review at 10kbullets.com
Japanese crime comedy films
French crime comedy films
Italian crime comedy films
Dutch crime comedy films
French anthology films
Italian anthology films
Japanese anthology films
1964 films
1960s crime comedy films
Films directed by Roman Polanski
Films directed by Ugo Gregoretti
Films directed by Claude Chabrol
Films directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Films scored by Krzysztof Komeda
Films scored by Piero Umiliani
Films scored by Serge Gainsbourg
Films with screenplays by Paul Gégauff
Films with screenplays by Roman Polanski
Films shot in Tokyo
Films shot in Amsterdam
Films shot in Naples
Films shot in Paris
Films shot in Morocco
Japanese multilingual films
French multilingual films
Dutch multilingual films
Italian multilingual films
1964 comedy films
1964 drama films
1960s Japanese films
1960s Italian films
1960s French films
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