Gambit
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(s)
Joseph E. Kenney
Ronald Neame
Wendell Franklin
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CinemaSerf
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
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The directors of Gambit are Joseph E. Kenney, Ronald Neame, and Wendell Franklin.
The cast of Gambit includes Michael Caine as Harry, Richard LaMarr as Departing Plane Passenger (uncredited), Victor Romito as Nightclub Patron (uncredited), Paul Bradley as Cafe Patron (uncredited), Hans Moebus as Cafe Patron (uncredited), George Calliga as Cafe Patron (uncredited), John Breen as Cafe Patron (uncredited), William Meader as Nightclub Patron (uncredited), Richard Angarola as Colonel Salim, Charles Cirillo as Hotel Guest (uncredited), Chester Jones as Servant (uncredited), Jim Michael as Bellhop (uncredited), and more.
The duration of Gambit is 1h 49 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Gambit trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
You can watch Gambit on Amazon Video (Rent). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Gambit was released on 16 Dec 1966.
Gambit is listed under Comedy and Crime on Fanbiz.
Gambit has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 bloo..."
