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.
Full Cast of The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
Mie Hama
Geisha
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Alain des Arcys
Francis Blanche
L'Allemand
Catherine Deneuve
Swindler
Dominique Zardi
Eiffel Tower guard
Jean-Luc Godard
Man in Fez / Narrator (segment "Le Grand escroc") (uncredited)
Ken Mitsuda
Composer
Nicole Karen
Swindler
Arnold Gelderman
Jeweller
Crew of The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
Full backstage crew list →- Released August 14, 1964