They Were Five
They Were Five

They Were Five

1952· 1h 29m
Drama

Directed by Jack Pinoteau

5.6/ 10

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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.

Cast

Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet

Jean - le postier

Jean Gaven

Jean Gaven

Marcel - le boxeur

Michel Jourdan

Michel Jourdan

Roger Courtois - l'acteur

Jean-Claude Pascal

Jean-Claude Pascal

Philippe

Arlette Merry

Arlette Merry

Valérie - La soeur de Roger, chanteuse de cabaret

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Albert, le régisseur

F

François Martin

André Lamberay

Nicole Besnard

Nicole Besnard

Simone - l'amie de Jean

I

Irène Hilda

Fabienne Dorée

Marcel André

Marcel André

Le commissaire

Robert Dalban

Robert Dalban

Dufau - le manager

P

Paul Mesnier

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