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.
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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")
Guido Giuseppone
Giuseppone (segment "La Feuille de route")
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Alain des Arcys (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Francis Blanche
Mr. Humlaupt (segment "L'Homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel")
Catherine Deneuve
Swindler (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-Luc Godard
Director, Writer
Roman Polanski
Director, Writer
Claude Chabrol
Director, Writer
Hiromichi Horikawa
Director
Ugo Gregoretti
Director, Writer
Ryuzo Kikushima
Writer
Paul Gégauff
Writer
Gérard Brach
Writer
Pierre Roustang
Producer
Tonino Delli Colli
Director of Photography
Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Jean Rabier
Director of Photography
Jerzy Lipman
Director of Photography
Piero Umiliani
Original Music Composer
