Gambit

12/21/19661h 49m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Ronald Neame

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

middle east
flamenco
statuette
burglary
hong kong
falling in love
art thief
millionaire
art dealer
assumed identity

Cast

Shirley MacLaine

~ as ~

Nicole

Michael Caine

~ as ~

Harry

Herbert Lom

~ as ~

Shahbandar

Roger C. Carmel

~ as ~

Ram

Arnold Moss

~ as ~

Abdul

John Abbott

~ as ~

Emile

Richard Angarola

~ as ~

Colonel Salim

Maurice Marsac

~ as ~

Hotel Clerk

Joe Abdullah

~ as ~

Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Jan Arvan

~ as ~

Airport Official (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 10 month(s) ago
7
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 fleece reclusive billionaire Herbert Lom of a priceless bust from his burglar-proof penthouse suite. The story is fast paced with plenty of gadgets and some quite witty dialogue; MacLaine is great as the not so daft foil to Caine's crooked faux-aristocrat, but Lom steals this as the not so gullible mark. Arnold Moss and John Abbott also turn in good, if brief, performances with the latter definitely getting the last