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The Big Gamble
“Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!”
6.0 / 10• 1961• 1h 40m•NR• English
AdventureActionComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Stephen Boyd
Vic Brennan
Lead
Juliette Gréco
Marie
David Wayne
Samuel Brennan
Gregory Ratoff
Kaltenberg
Sybil Thorndike
Aunt Cathleen
Fernand Ledoux
Customs Official
Marie Kean
Cynthia
Harold Goldblatt
The Priest
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Elmo Williams's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Big Gamble is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
