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They Were Five
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They Were Five

1952-01-23 · 89 min · ★ 5.6

Drama

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.

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Directors
Jack Pinoteau
Production companies
Jeannic Films, Sud Film Produzione Cinematografica
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jean CarmetJean CarmetJean - le postier
Jean GavenJean GavenMarcel - le boxeur
Michel JourdanMichel JourdanRoger Courtois - l'acteur
Jean-Claude PascalJean-Claude PascalPhilippe
Arlette MerryArlette MerryValérie - La soeur de Roger, chanteuse de cabaret
Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsAlbert, le régisseur
François MartinAndré Lamberay
Nicole BesnardNicole BesnardSimone - l'amie de Jean
Irène HildaFabienne Dorée
Marcel AndréMarcel AndréLe commissaire
Robert DalbanRobert DalbanDufau - le manager
Paul Mesnier
Jean OzenneJean Ozenne
Charles FawcettCharles Fawcett
André VersiniAndré VersiniSerge - l'imprésario de Roger
Jean MarchatJean MarchatFredo - un patron de cabaret louche
Georgette AnysGeorgette Anys(uncredited)
Roland CareyRoland Carey(uncredited)
René HellRené Hell(uncredited)
Guy HenryGuy Henry(uncredited)

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