Genres
Production Companies
Ulysse Productions
Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Vides Cinematografica
TOHO
Cesar Film Productie
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Roman Polanski, Ugo Gregoretti, Hiromichi Horikawa, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard
Writer: Ryūzō Kikushima, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol, Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski, Ugo Gregoretti, Paul Gégauff
Director of Photography: Raoul Coutard, Asakazu Nakai, Jerzy Lipman, Tonino Delli Colli, Jean Rabier
Producer: Pierre Roustang
Top Cast
Mie Hama
Yoshie (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Ken Mitsuda
Composer (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Kinu (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
Nicole Karen
Swindler (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
Jan Teulings
Dutchman (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
Arnold Gelderman
Jeweller (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
Gabriella Giorgelli
Maria Rosa (segment "La Feuille de route")
Giuseppe Mannajuolo
(segment "La Feuille de route")
