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The Big Gamble

Dir. Richard Fleischer·1961·1h 40m

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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The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble (1961)

Richard Fleischer

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1h 40m
Cross-source blend ~60/100

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6.0/10

7 votes

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60/100 blend

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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~60/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Stephen Boyd

Vic Brennan

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

Maureen O'Dea

Margaret Brennan

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