Movie: "Gambit"

Release Date: Dec 1966 Genres: Comedy / Crime Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations Runtime: 109 min Cast: Shirley MacLaine (Nicole Chang), Michael Caine (Harry Tristan Dean) Herbert Lom (Ahmad Shahbandar) Roger C. Carmel (Ram) Arnold Moss (Abdul) John Abbott (Emile Fournier) Richard Angarola (Colonel Salim) Maurice Marsac (Hotel Clerk) Joe Abdullah (Restaurant Manager (uncredited)) Tom Andre (Bellhop (uncredited)) Jan Arvan (Airport Official (uncredited)) Kanan Awni (Arab on Telephone (uncredited)) Paul Bradley (Man in Cafe (uncredited)) Michael Corphan (Man in Black Sedan (uncredited)) Stasa Damascus (Airline Hostess (uncredited)) Noel De Souza (Head Porter (uncredited)) James Lanphier (Garage Attendant (uncredited)) Tanya Lemani (Lighter Fluid Saleswoman (uncredited)) Norman Nazarr (Hawker (uncredited)) Mustapha Pasha (Man in Black Sedan (uncredited)) Ralph Smiley (Airport Official (uncredited)) Juan Talamera (Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)) Vic Tayback (Plainclothes officer at TWA counter...) Charles Wood (Guard (uncredited)) Than Wyenn (Airport Official (uncredited))

Storyline

Harry Dean has a plan to pull off a major robbery and needs Nicole as a gambit and windowdressing. He outlines his ideas about his perfect crime in a dream sequence and then meets Nicole, and nothing goes quite right again.