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    They Were Five

    89'

    1952-01-23

    5.6

    Drama

    Overview:

    Now that the world conflict is over, five inseparable wartime buddies swear eternal friendship now to each other. But there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip. Jean becomes a postman, Marcel a boxer, Roger an actor, André a student and Philippe remains what he has always been, a young man of good social standing. Roger, who can't find any role, is introduced through his singer sister Valérie, to Frédo, a shady nightclub owner.Roger soon becomes one of Frédo's henchmen. To make matters worse, he swipes Jean's fiancée, Simone. Marcel, who loses fight after fight, ends up joining Fredo's gang as well. André, who wanted to redeem the faults of his father during the Occupation, gets killed in the Indochina war. Marcel is shot down while taking part in a robbery. In her turn, Valérie is bumped off by an accomplice of Fredo and Roger is sent to jail.

    DirectingJack PinoteauWritingPierre Laroche

    Cast

    1

    Jean - le postier

    Jean Carmet

    1

    Marcel - le boxeur

    Jean Gaven

    1

    Roger Courtois - l'acteur

    Michel Jourdan

    1

    Philippe

    Jean-Claude Pascal

    1

    Valérie - La soeur de Roger, chanteuse de cabaret

    Arlette Merry

    3

    Albert, le régisseur

    Louis de Funès

    1

    André Lamberay

    François Martin

    1

    Simone - l'amie de Jean

    Nicole Besnard

    1

    Fabienne Dorée

    Irène Hilda

    1

    Le commissaire

    Marcel André

    1

    Dufau - le manager

    Robert Dalban

    1

    Paul Mesnier

    1

    Jean Ozenne

    1

    Charles Fawcett

    1

    Serge - l'imprésario de Roger

    André Versini

    1

    Fredo - un patron de cabaret louche

    Jean Marchat

    1

    (uncredited)

    Georgette Anys

    N/A

    (uncredited)

    Roland Carey

    1

    (uncredited)

    René Hell

    1

    (uncredited)

    Guy Henry

    1

    (uncredited)

    Hilda Bernard

    1

    (uncredited)

    René Pascal

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
    • List of languages:
      1. French
    • List of companies:
      1. Jeannic Films
      2. Sud Film Produzione Cinematografica
    • Vote Count: 5
    • Popularity: 0.6365
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Ils étaient cinq

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