CinemaOSMovie · 1961 · 1h 40m

The Big Gamble

Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!

60%(7)IMDbAdventureActionComedyDrama

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.

Directed byElmo Williams, Richard Fleischer

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
EN
Released
July 25, 1961
Studios
20th Century FoxDarryl F. Zanuck Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Vic Brennan

Juliette Gréco

Juliette Gréco

Marie

David Wayne

David Wayne

Samuel Brennan

Gregory Ratoff

Gregory Ratoff

Kaltenberg

Sybil Thorndike

Sybil Thorndike

Aunt Cathleen

Fernand Ledoux

Fernand Ledoux

Customs Official

Marie Kean

Marie Kean

Cynthia

Harold Goldblatt

Harold Goldblatt

The Priest

Maureen O'Dea

Margaret Brennan

Creative team
Directed by
Elmo Williams
Richard Fleischer
Richard Fleischer
Written by
Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw
Produced by
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck

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