Gambit

Gambit

Go Ahead: Tell the End (It's Too Hilarious to Keep Secret) But Please Don't Tell the Beginning!

NR 1966 · 109 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Crime

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.

Directed by Ronald Neame · Written by Sidney Carroll

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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)

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