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Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde

Original title: Les plus belles escroqueries du monde
  • 1964
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
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Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde (1964)
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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 Pa... Read allFour 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).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
    • Ugo Gregoretti
  • Writers
    • Gérard Brach
    • Claude Chabrol
    • Jean-Luc Godard
  • Stars
    • Mie Hama
    • Ken Mitsuda
    • Yatsuko Tan'ami
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    574
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Claude Chabrol
      • Jean-Luc Godard
      • Ugo Gregoretti
    • Writers
      • Gérard Brach
      • Claude Chabrol
      • Jean-Luc Godard
    • Stars
      • Mie Hama
      • Ken Mitsuda
      • Yatsuko Tan'ami
    • 3User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Mie Hama
    Mie Hama
    • Yoshie (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
    • (as Mié Hama)
    Ken Mitsuda
    Ken Mitsuda
    • Composer (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko"
    Yatsuko Tan'ami
    Yatsuko Tan'ami
    • Detective (segment "Les Cinq Bienfaiteurs de Fumiko")
    Nicole Karen
    • Swindler (segment "La Rivière de Diamants")
    Gabriella Giorgelli
    Gabriella Giorgelli
    • Maria Rosa (segment "La Feuille de Route")
    Jan Teulings
    • Dutch man
    Arnold Gelderman
    • Jeweller (segment "La Rivière de Diamants")
    Guido Giuseppone
    • (segment "La Feuille de Route")
    Giuseppe Mannajuolo
    • (segment "La Feuille de Route")
    • (as Beppe Mannaiuolo)
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    • Alain des Arcys .... (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
    Catherine Deneuve
    Catherine Deneuve
    • Swindler (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
    Francis Blanche
    Francis Blanche
    • Mr. Humlaupt (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
    Sacha Briquet
    • (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
    Jean-Louis Maury
    • Mr. Carmaillon (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
    Philomène Toulouse
    • (segment "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel")
    Jean Seberg
    Jean Seberg
    • Patricia Leacock (segment "Le Grand Escroq")
    • (scenes deleted)
    Charles Denner
    Charles Denner
    • Counterfeiter (segment "Le Grand Escroq")
    • (scenes deleted)
    László Szabó
    László Szabó
    • Police inspector (segment "Le Grand Escroq")
    • (scenes deleted)
    • Directors
      • Claude Chabrol
      • Jean-Luc Godard
      • Ugo Gregoretti
    • Writers
      • Gérard Brach
      • Claude Chabrol
      • Jean-Luc Godard
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    Four Short Stories About Swindlers

    1) In Tokyo, the waitress Yoshie (Mie Hama) dreams on having a pearl necklace. When she meets a rich old client (Ken Mitsuda) at the restaurant where she works, she glances at his bag and sees lots of bills. Further, he wears a very expensive platinum denture. She offers to clean his apartment, and they have sex. Suddenly, the man has heart attack and dies. She calls an ambulance and when she opens his bag, she sees that the bills are fake. She steals his denture, buys the aimed necklace using her savings and has a great surprise.

    This sexy segment is funny, with a lesson to the greedy woman. My vote is six.

    2) The prostitute Maria Rosa (Gabriella Giorgelli) returns to Naples after being expelled by the police. Her client, who is a law student, suggests that she marries an old man from the hospice to have the right to stay in Naples. She tells her pimp, and he imagines building a marriage agency for prostitutes and old men to make more money. She marries an old man, but things do not happen as planned.

    This silly segment entertains, with a lesson to the swindlers. My vote is six.

    3) In Germany, Mr. Humlaupt (Francis Blanche) is a great fan of the Eiffel Tower. When the swindler Alain des Arcys (Jean-Pierre Cassel) meets him, he plans a scheme with his gang of swindlers to sell the Eiffel Tower to the German. He summons him to come to Paris and he sells the tower to the naive German per a fortune. When the man goes to the Eiffel Tower believing he is the owner, he has a surprise.

    This segment is the best one in this film. The scheme of the swindlers is very funny, with a funny conclusion. My vote is seven.

    4) In Morocco, the TV journalist Patricia Leacock (Jean Seberg) is the host of a show and is filming people and locations in the country. She sees a man in an American car distributing money to the poor people. When she buys typical clothing of the country, she is arrested by the police. At the precinct, she learns that she was using forged money, but the chief of police releases her. Patricia looks for the counterfeiter and when she meets him, he explains why he forges money.

    This segment is the weakest one but worthwhile watching because of the beautiful Jean Seberg in the lead role. My vote is five.

    Unfortunately, Roman Polanski's segment in Amsterdam was deleted under the request of the director. My global vote is six.

    Title (Brazil): "Os Maiores Vigaristas do Mundo" ("The Greatest Swindlers of the World")

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    • Trivia
      Roman Polanski's "Amsterdam" segment was removed, according to a title card in the film between the first and second segments, at the request of the director. It has not been restored, although clips appear in the trailer.
    • Alternate versions
      The Godard episode "Le grand escroc" (25 minutes) was deleted by the distributors in the initial release.
    • Connections
      Featured in From the Journals of Jean Seberg (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      L'escroc
      Written and performed by Serge Gainsbourg

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 1964 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
      • Japan
      • Netherlands
    • Languages
      • French
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
    • Filming locations
      • Netherlands
    • Production companies
      • Primex Films
      • Ulysse Productions
      • Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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