Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde
5.3
108 minutes
8/14/1964
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.
Cast List
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")
Arnold Gelderman
as Jeweller (segment "La Rivière de diamants")
Gabriella Giorgelli
as Maria Rosa (segment "La Feuille de route")
Giuseppe Mannajuolo
as (segment "La Feuille de route")
Guido Giuseppone
as Giuseppone (segment "La Feuille de route")
Jean-Pierre Cassel
as Alain des Arcys (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Francis Blanche
as Mr. Humlaupt (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Catherine Deneuve
as Swindler (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Sacha Briquet
as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Jean-Louis Maury
as Mr. Carmaillon (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Philomène Toulouse
as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Jean Seberg
as Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand escroc")
Charles Denner
as Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand escroc")
László Szabó
as Police Inspector (segment "Le Grand escroc")
Seiji Miyaguchi
as Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de ...") (uncredited)
Pierre Arland
as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Henri Attal
as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Michel Charrel
as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Gilbert Denoyan
as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Marcel Gassouk
as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Christian Lentretien
as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
André Letourneur
as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
André Stanislas
as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi
as (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel") (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard
as Man in Fez / Narrator (segment "Le Grand escroc") (uncredited)