“Go Ahead: Tell the End (It's Too Hilarious to Keep Secret) But Please Don't Tell the Beginning!”
Harry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world's wealthiest man, Mr. Shahbandar. With the help of exotic showgirl Nicole Chang, he concocts the perfect scheme for how the robbery should go and lays it out point by point. However, when the team tries to execute the plan, perfection and reality don't quite match up, and Harry's vision begins to unravel in this twisty tale of a heist gone wrong.
Ronald Neame
Léo L. Fuchs
Alvin Sargent
Jack Davies
Clifford Stine
Maurice Jarre
Shirley MacLaine
Nicole
Michael Caine
Harry
Herbert Lom
Shahbandar
Roger C. Carmel
Ram
Arnold Moss
Abdul
John Abbott
Emile
Richard Angarola
Colonel Salim
Maurice Marsac
Hotel Clerk
Joe Abdullah
Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Jan Arvan
Airport Official (uncredited)
Noel De Souza
Head Porter (uncredited)
James Lanphier
Garage Attendant (uncredited)
... and 40 more
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When you hear the opening bars of the score to this, you immediately think of "Lawrence of Arabia" - it has the hallmark of Maurice Jarre long before anyone has to blow any bloody doors off! Thereafter, it's a fun, classy little crime caper which sees Michael Caine recruit Shirley MacLaine to help f...
Gambit (1966) Original Trailer [HD]
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