Five swindle stories, taking place in five international cities: Tokyo, Japan ("Fumiko's Five Benefactors" by Hiromichi Horikawa); Amsterdam, The Netherlands ("A River of Diamonds" by Roman Polanski); Naples, Italy ("The Road Map" by Ugo Gregoretti); Paris, France ("The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower" by Claude Chabrol); and Marrakesh, Morocco ("The Confidence Man" by Jean-Luc Godard). Godard's segment was not included in the original French cinema release, and Polanski's segment was not included on the 2016 home disc release.
- Release Date: August 14, 1964
- Runtime: 108 minutes
- Production countries: France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands
- Original Title: Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde
- Original Language: français, langue française (French)
Actors: Mie Hama, Ken Mitsuda, Yatsuko Tan'ami, Nicole Karen, Jan Teulings