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The Big Gamble
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The Big Gamble

1961-07-25 · 100 min · ★ 6.0

Adventure · 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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Directors
Richard Fleischer, Elmo Williams
Production companies
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Stephen BoydStephen BoydVic Brennan
Juliette GrécoJuliette GrécoMarie
David WayneDavid WayneSamuel Brennan
Gregory RatoffGregory RatoffKaltenberg
Sybil ThorndikeSybil ThorndikeAunt Cathleen
Fernand LedouxFernand LedouxCustoms Official
Marie KeanMarie KeanCynthia
Harold GoldblattHarold GoldblattThe Priest
Maureen O'DeaMargaret Brennan

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