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They Were Five (1952)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 0M

Director : Jacques Pinoteau

Synopsis

Now that the world conflict is over, five inseparable wartime buddies swear eternal friendship now to each other. But there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip. Jean becomes a postman, Marcel a boxer, Roger an actor, André a student and Philippe remains what he has always been, a young man of good social standing. Roger, who can't find any role, is introduced through his singer sister Valérie, to Frédo, a shady nightclub owner.Roger soon becomes one of Frédo's henchmen. To make matters worse, he swipes Jean's fiancée, Simone. Marcel, who loses fight after fight, ends up joining Fredo's gang as well. André, who wanted to redeem the faults of his father during the Occupation, gets killed in the Indochina war. Marcel is shot down while taking part in a robbery. In her turn, Valérie is bumped off by an accomplice of Fredo and Roger is sent to jail.

Actors

Jean Carmet
Jean Carmet
Jean - le postier
Jean Gaven
Jean Gaven
Marcel - le boxeur
Michel Jourdan
Michel Jourdan
Roger Courtois - l'acteur
Jean-Claude Pascal
Jean-Claude Pascal
Philippe
Arlette Merry
Arlette Merry
Valérie - La soeur de Roger, chanteuse de cabaret
Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Albert, le régisseur
François Martin
François Martin
André Lamberay
Nicole Besnard
Nicole Besnard
Simone - l'amie de Jean
Irène Hilda
Irène Hilda
Fabienne Dorée
Marcel André
Marcel André
Le commissaire
Robert Dalban
Robert Dalban
Dufau - le manager
Paul Mesnier
Paul Mesnier
Jean Ozenne
Jean Ozenne
Charles Fawcett
Charles Fawcett
André Versini
André Versini
Serge - l'imprésario de Roger
Jean Marchat
Jean Marchat
Fredo - un patron de cabaret louche
Georgette Anys
Georgette Anys
(uncredited)
Roland Carey
Roland Carey
(uncredited)
René Hell
René Hell
(uncredited)
Guy Henry
Guy Henry
(uncredited)
Hilda Bernard
Hilda Bernard
(uncredited)
René Pascal
René Pascal
(uncredited)

Crews

Jacques Pinoteau
Jacques Pinoteau
Director
Michel Jourdan
Michel Jourdan
Writer
Pierre Laroche
Pierre Laroche
Writer
Jacques Lemare
Jacques Lemare
Director of Photography
Marguerite Beaugé
Marguerite Beaugé
Editor
Robert Jallès
Robert Jallès
Producer
Georges Van Parys
Georges Van Parys
Music
Jacques Colombier
Jacques Colombier
Production Design

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