Gambit

Dec 21, 1966

1h 49m

★ 7.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Gambit Trailers

Cast

Nicole

Shirley MacLaine

Harry

Michael Caine

Shahbandar

Herbert Lom

Ram

Roger C. Carmel

Abdul

Arnold Moss

Emile

John Abbott

Colonel Salim

Richard Angarola

Hotel Clerk

Maurice Marsac

Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Joe Abdullah

Airport Official (uncredited)

Jan Arvan

Head Porter (uncredited)

Noel De Souza

Garage Attendant (uncredited)

James Lanphier

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