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.

Shirley MacLaine
as Nicole

Michael Caine
as Harry

Herbert Lom
as Shahbandar

Roger C. Carmel
as Ram

Arnold Moss
as Abdul

John Abbott
as Emile

Richard Angarola
as Colonel Salim

Maurice Marsac
as Hotel Clerk

Joe Abdullah
as Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Jan Arvan
as Airport Official (uncredited)
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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 f...