Movie

Gambit (1966)

• NR
• December 16, 1966
• 1h 49m

• Comedy
• Crime

“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

Writers

Sidney Carroll, Jack Davies, Alvin Sargent

Starring

Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Herbert Lom