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Darryl F. Zanuck Productions & 20th Century Fox present

The Big Gamble

directed by Elmo Williams & Richard Fleischer

“Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!”

19611h 40mAdventure

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Darryl F. Zanuck Productions & 20th Century Fox present

The Big Gamble

directed by Elmo Williams & Richard Fleischer

“Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!”

19611h 40mAdventure

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§ Synopsis

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.

§ Keywords

what it's about

africa truck adventurer

§ Crew

behind the camera

Directors

Richard Fleischer

Writer

Cinematography

William C. Mellor

§ Cast

8 of 9

Stephen Boyd

Juliette Gréco

Juliette Gréco

David Wayne

as Samuel Brennan

Gregory Ratoff

Sybil Thorndike

Sybil Thorndike

as Aunt Cathleen

Fernand Ledoux

as Customs Official

Marie Kean

Harold Goldblatt

Harold Goldblatt

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