The Big Gamble
5.8
“Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!”
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.
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Cast
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Stephen Boyd
Vic Brennan
Known for
Ben-Hur
Fantastic Voyage
Juliette Gréco
Marie
Known for
Orpheus
Bonjour Tristesse
David Wayne
Samuel Brennan
Known for
The Andromeda Strain
How to Marry a Millionaire
Gregory Ratoff
Kaltenberg
Known for
All About Eve
I'm No Angel
Sybil Thorndike
Aunt Cathleen
Known for
The Prince and the Showgirl
Stage Fright
Fernand Ledoux
Customs Official
Known for
Donkey Skin
La Bête Humaine
Marie Kean
Cynthia
Known for
Barry Lyndon
Cul-de-sac
Harold Goldblatt
The Priest
Known for
Children of the Damned
The Reptile
Maureen O'Dea
Margaret Brennan
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Richard Fleischer Director · Elmo Williams Director Irwin Shaw Writer
United States release September 1, 1961 · Produced in United States · Production 20th Century Fox
Production
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · July 25, 1961
Theatrical
United States · September 1, 1961
Theatrical
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