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Kriminalistička komedija o spretnom varalici i kockaru koji otkrije kako brzo i na lak način može zaraditi mnogo novca.
Barney Lincoln spretan je lopov i varalica koji dolazi na fenomenalnu ideju kako brzo i na lak način zaraditi mnogo novca. Njegov plan je genijalan, a sve što treba jest provaliti u tiskaru gdje se tiskaju najpoznatije i najkvalitetnije karte kojima se koriste sve bolje kockarnice na svijetu i da obilježi pozadinu matrice. Nakon uspješno obavljenog posla, karte se uskoro pojavljuju na tržištu. Jedino Lincoln zna oznake i može prepoznati koje karte u rukama drže njegovi suigrači. Uskoro kreće u osvajanje kockarnica i na opće čuđenje prisutnih osvaja velike iznose, a suigrače ostavlja praznih džepova. No, njegovu genijalnu akciju pokvarit će inspektor Manny McGinnis koji je otkrio Lincolnov način rada. McGinnis ucijeni Lincolna: u zamjenu za slobodu, Lincoln za McGinnisa mora obaviti jedan posao - pomoći policiji da raskrinka i uhiti dilera drogom i opasnog kriminalca Harryja Dominiona.
A cardsharp comes up with the ultimate system for beating the casinos at their own game in this high-style caper comedy. Barney Lincoln (Warren Beatty) is a footloose playboy with a taste for gambling and an ingenious scheme for winning at the leading casinos in Europe. Barney discovers that nearly all of the major gambling houses use playing cards manufactured by the same company; by breaking into their plant and subtly altering the printing plates, hes able to mark the cards with a code only he can read, and he is soon pulling in record winnings across the continent. However, Barneys secret is discovered by his girlfriend Angel McGinnis (Suzannah York), a successful fashion designer, which might not be a problem if her father, "Manny" McGinnis (Clive Revill) werent a top inspector at Scotland Yard. Manny approaches Barney and makes him a deal . he wont reveal his secret about the cards if Barney will help him catch Harry Dominion (Eric Porter), a high-level international drug tr