The Big Gamble
Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!
1961 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Richard Fleischer, Elmo Williams |
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| Writer: | Irwin Shaw |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 25, 1961 |
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| Director: | Richard Fleischer, Elmo Williams |
| Writer: | Irwin Shaw |
| Genres: | Comedy, Adventure, Action, Drama |
| Keywords | africa, truck, adventurer |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | Vic Brennan |
| Juliette Gréco | Marie |
| David Wayne | Samuel Brennan |
| Gregory Ratoff | Kaltenberg |
| Sybil Thorndike | Aunt Cathleen |
| Fernand Ledoux | Customs Official |
| Marie Kean | Cynthia |
| Harold Goldblatt | The Priest |
| Maureen O'Dea | Margaret Brennan |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Fleischer | Director |
| Irwin Shaw | Writer |
| Maurice Jarre | Music |
| William C. Mellor | Director of Photography |
| Elmo Williams | Director |
| Roger Dwyre | Editor |
| Jean-André d'Eaubonne | Art Direction |
| Monique Plotin | Costume Design |
| Leon Birnbaum | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
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