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Feature film — 1961

The Big Gamble (1961)

6.01h 40mAdventure — Action — Comedy — Drama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 7 votes.

Darryl F. Zanuck Productions / 20th Century Fox

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Director: Richard Fleischer

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Cast & crew

Stephen Boyd as Vic Brennan

Stephen Boyd

Vic Brennan

Juliette Gréco as Marie

Juliette Gréco

Marie

David Wayne as Samuel Brennan

David Wayne

Samuel Brennan

Gregory Ratoff as Kaltenberg

Gregory Ratoff

Kaltenberg

Sybil Thorndike as Aunt Cathleen

Sybil Thorndike

Aunt Cathleen

Fernand Ledoux as Customs Official

Fernand Ledoux

Customs Official

Marie Kean as Cynthia

Marie Kean

Cynthia

Harold Goldblatt as The Priest

Harold Goldblatt

The Priest

M

Maureen O'Dea

Margaret Brennan

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