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Gambit
“Go Ahead: Tell the End (It's Too Hilarious to Keep Secret) But Please Don't Tell the Beginning!”
7.0 / 10• 1966• 1h 49m•NR• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Shirley MacLaine
Nicole
Lead
Michael Caine
Harry
Herbert Lom
Shahbandar
Roger C. Carmel
Ram
Arnold Moss
Abdul
John Abbott
Emile
Richard Angarola
Colonel Salim
Maurice Marsac
Hotel Clerk
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ronald Neame's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Gambit is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
