They Were Five (1952)
1h 29m
Running Time
January 23, 1952Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Jean Carmet
Jean - le postier

Jean Gaven
Marcel - le boxeur

Michel Jourdan
Roger Courtois - l'acteur / Writer

Jean-Claude Pascal
Philippe

Arlette Merry
Valérie - La soeur de Roger, chanteuse de cabaret

Louis de Funès
Albert, le régisseur

François Martin
André Lamberay

Nicole Besnard
Simone - l'amie de Jean

Irène Hilda
Fabienne Dorée

Marcel André
Le commissaire

Robert Dalban
Dufau - le manager

Maggie Gillet
Producer

André Versini
Serge - l'imprésario de Roger

Jean Marchat
Fredo - un patron de cabaret louche

Georgette Anys
(uncredited)

Roland Carey
(uncredited)
Details.
Release DateJanuary 23, 1952
Original NameIls étaient cinq
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Genres
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Wiki.
They Were Five (French: Ils étaient cinq) is a 1952 French drama film directed by Jack Pinoteau and starring Marcel André, Jean Carmet and Jean Gaven. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
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