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The Big Gamble (1961)

Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!

Genre : Drama, Action, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Richard Fleischer, Elmo Williams

Synopsis

Irish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remote African town of Jebanda. The only stipulation is that his cousin Samuel, a timid bank clerk, accompany Vic and his Corsican bride, Marie, to Africa and protect the family fortune.

Actors

Stephen Boyd
Stephen Boyd
Vic Brennan
Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco
Marie
David Wayne
David Wayne
Samuel Brennan
Gregory Ratoff
Gregory Ratoff
Kaltenberg
Sybil Thorndike
Sybil Thorndike
Aunt Cathleen
Fernand Ledoux
Fernand Ledoux
Customs Official
Marie Kean
Marie Kean
Cynthia
Harold Goldblatt
Harold Goldblatt
The Priest
Maureen O'Dea
Maureen O'Dea
Margaret Brennan

Crews

Richard Fleischer
Richard Fleischer
Director
Elmo Williams
Elmo Williams
Director
Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw
Writer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre
Music
William C. Mellor
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
Roger Dwyre
Roger Dwyre
Editor
Jean d'Eaubonne
Jean d'Eaubonne
Art Direction
Monique Plotin
Monique Plotin
Costume Design
Leon Birnbaum
Leon Birnbaum
Supervising Sound Editor

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