Main Cast: Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Jourdan, Stéphane Audran, Tom Smothers
Release Year: 1977
Country: US
Run Time: 113 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Director Ivan Passer and screenwriter Peter Stone adapted Paul Erdman's novel concerning a group of con men who arrive in Switzerland and end up conning each other. Michael Caine stars as Doc Fletcher, a lackey for gangster Joe Fiore (Martin Balsam), who is sent to Switzerland to purchase a bank for his boss. Prince di Siracusa (Louis Jourdan) is aiding Doc in his purchase but is working on his own scam. They both meet Shireen Firdausi (Stephane Audran) and Agha Firdausi (David Warner), who are working on their own deal concerning an Iranian silver mine. Also arriving in town is Donald Luckman (Tom Smothers) and his wife Debbie (Cybil Shepherd), sent by banker Henry Foreman (Joss Ackland) to buy a bank as a front for Charles Cook (Charles D. Gray), a billionaire who is looking for a way to disguise his profits. With all these schemers in tow, various confidence games play out and characters switch alliances and obligations, while some wind up in jail. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
David Warner - Agha Firdausi; Martin Balsam - Joe Fiore; Jay Leno - Albert Fiore; Tony Mascia - Marvin Skinner; Jeremy Clyde - Nick Topping; Joss Ackland - Henry Forman; Bruce Boa - American Banker; Phil Brown - American Banker; David English - Stockbroker; Charles Gray - Charles Cook; Moustache - Signore Bendetti; Steve Plytas - Clerk; Shane Rimmer - American Banker; Andrew Lane - Stockbroker; Robert Robinson - Banker; Victor Baring - Accountant
Credit
Edward Marshall - Art Director, Karl Lagerfeld - Costume Designer, Ruth Myers - Costume Designer, Mike Gowans - First Assistant Director, Ivan Passer - Director, Bernard Gribble - Editor, Claude Bolling - Composer (Music Score), Eric Allwright - Makeup, Freddie Williamson - Makeup, Michael Roberts - Camera Operator, Anthony Richmond - Cinematographer, Brian Burgess - Production Manager, Arlene Sellers - Producer, Alex Winitsky - Producer, Martin C. Schute - Producer, Josie MacAvin - Set Designer, Roy Whybrow - Special Effects, Roy Charman - Sound/Sound Designer, Peter Stone - Screenwriter, Paul E. Erdman - Book Author
