The Big Gamble (1961 film)
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| The Big Gamble | |
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| Directed by | Richard Fleischer |
| Screenplay by | Irwin Shaw |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Stephen Boyd Juliette Gréco David Wayne |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Edited by | Roger Dwyre |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Big Gamble is a 1961 American adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer. It stars Stephen Boyd and Juliette Gréco.
Vic Brennan is a sailor from Dublin who decides to use his family's fortune and move to Africa to open a truck-hauling business. He is accompanied by his wife, Marie, and a meek cousin, Samuel, who loses their documents, causing customs agents to seize some of their cargo.
As they proceed along the Ivory Coast, a plan occurs to Vic to purchase 300 cases of beer and deliver it to thirsty natives for sale. A German they encounter along the way, Kaltenberg, attempts to hijack it.
A feverish Samuel needs to be nursed back to health. He bravely dives into a raging river to save Vic from drowning. Their misfortune continues when the truck's brakes fail, causing it to race dangerously down a cliff road. Just as all seems lost, though, they safely reach their final destination.
Cast
- Stephen Boyd as Vic Brennan
- Juliette Gréco as Marie Brennan
- David Wayne as Samuel Brennan
- Gregory Ratoff as Kaltenberg
- Sybil Thorndike as Aunt Cathleen
- Fernand Ledoux as Customs Official
- Marie Kean as Cynthia
- Harold Goldblatt as The Priest
- J. G. Devlin as The Driving Instructor
- Philip O'Flynn as John Brennan
- Fergal Stanley as Davey Brennan
- Jess Hahn as Ferguson
- Alain Saury as Lieutenant Francois
- Jacques Marin as Hotel Clerk
