Gambit

Gambit (1966)

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.

Date of release
1966-12-16
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (179)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Director
Ronald Neame

Casting

  • 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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