The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)
"Les plus belles escroqueries du monde" (original title)

Four swindle stories, taking place successively in Tokyo - Japan (Les cinq bienfaiteurs de Fumiko), Amsterdam - The Netherlands (La riviere de diamants), Italie (La feuille de route), and Paris - France (L'homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel).

Directors:

Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard,

Writers:

Gérard Brach (segment), Claude Chabrol (segment),

Stars:

Mie Hama, Jan Teulings, Gabriella Giorgelli

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mie Hama	...	Geisha (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Jan Teulings	...	Dutch man
Gabriella Giorgelli	...	(segment "La Feuille de Route")
Guido Guiseppone	...	(segment "La Feuille de Route")
Giuseppe Mannajuolo	...	(segment "La Feuille de Route") (as Beppe Mannaiuolo)
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Alain des Arcys .... (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
Francis Blanche	...	L'Allemand
Catherine Deneuve	...	Swindler (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sacha Briquet	...	(segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
Charles Denner	...	Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand Escroq") (scenes deleted)
Arnold Gelderman	...	Jeweller (segment "La Rivière de Diamants")
Jean-Luc Godard	...	Man in fez (and narrator) (segment "Le Grand Escroq") (scenes deleted)
Nicole Karen	...	Swindler (segment "La Rivière de Diamants")
Christian Lentretien	...	(segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
Jean-Louis Maury	...	(segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")

Storyline

Four swindle stories, taking place successively in Tokyo - Japan (Les cinq bienfaiteurs de Fumiko), Amsterdam - The Netherlands (La riviere de diamants), Italie (La feuille de route), and Paris - France (L'homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel).

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Plot Keywords:

swindler | paris france | amsterdam netherlands | omnibus | directed by several directors | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

France Italy Japan Netherlands

Language:

French Dutch

Release Date:

12 September 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Beautiful Swindlers

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company Credits

Production Co:

Primex Films, Ulysse Productions, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 90 min (censored)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Connections

Featured in From the Journals of Jean Seberg (1995)

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