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The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

# Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!
Adventure   Action   Comedy   Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1961-07-25
⌚ Running Time: 100 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.7

Beloved Cast

Stephen Boyd original image
Vic Brennan
Stephen Boyd
Juliette Gréco original image
Marie
Juliette Gréco
David Wayne original image
Samuel Brennan
David Wayne
Gregory Ratoff original image
Kaltenberg
Gregory Ratoff
Sybil Thorndike original image
Aunt Cathleen
Sybil Thorndike
Fernand Ledoux original image
Customs Official
Fernand Ledoux
Marie Kean original image
Cynthia
Marie Kean
Harold Goldblatt original image
The Priest
Harold Goldblatt
Maureen O'Dea original image
Margaret Brennan
Maureen O'Dea

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