ComedyCrime

Gambit

- 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.

Release Date : 1966-12-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Nicole

Original Name : Shirley MacLaine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Harry

Original Name : Michael Caine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shahbandar

Original Name : Herbert Lom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ram

Original Name : Roger C. Carmel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abdul

Original Name : Arnold Moss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emile

Original Name : John Abbott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Salim

Original Name : Richard Angarola

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Maurice Marsac

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Abdullah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Jan Arvan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Head Porter (uncredited)

Original Name : Noel De Souza

Gender : Male

Character Name : Garage Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : James Lanphier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lighter Fluid Saleswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Tanya Lemani George

Gender : Female

Character Name : Plainclothes Officer at TWA Counter (uncredited)

Original Name : Vic Tayback

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bellhop (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Andre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arab on Telephone (uncredited)

Original Name : Kanan Awni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Beaudine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Departing Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Berle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Nick Borgani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Bradley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : John Breen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : John Burnside

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bellhop (uncredited)

Original Name : David Cadiente

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : George Calliga

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Spencer Chan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Cirillo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Black Sedan (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Corphan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airline Hostess (uncredited)

Original Name : Stasa Damascus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Dante

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arab (uncredited)

Original Name : Raven Grey Eagle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Hitchcock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Servant (uncredited)

Original Name : Chester Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Departing Plane Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard LaMarr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Clarence M. Landry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

Original Name : John Marlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : William Meader

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bellhop (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Michael

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Hans Moebus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hawker (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Nazarr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Emma Palmese

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Black Sedan (uncredited)

Original Name : Mustapha Pasha

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Randall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Immigration Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Ravel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Departing Plane Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Max Reid

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Romito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Smiley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal Taggart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Juan Talavera

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Walls

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Wood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Than Wyenn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : John Zimeas

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-09-02

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