Adventure ·Action ·Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1961 · 1h 40m

The Big Gamble

Director

Cast

Stephen Boyd as Vic Brennan Juliette Gréco as Marie David Wayne as Samuel Brennan Gregory Ratoff as Kaltenberg Sybil Thorndike as Aunt Cathleen Fernand Ledoux as Customs Official

Crew

William C. Mellor — Director of Photography Roger Dwyre — Editor Irwin Shaw — Writer Darryl F. Zanuck — Producer Monique Plotin — Costume Design

Tagline

Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Richard Fleischer Director Elmo Williams Director William C. Mellor Director of Photography Roger Dwyre Editor Irwin Shaw Writer Darryl F. Zanuck Producer Monique Plotin Costume Design

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