They Were Five (1951)

  • NR
  • 07/06/1951 (BE)
  • Drama
  • 1h 29m

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.

Jack Pinoteau

Director

Pierre Laroche

Writer

Michel Jourdan

Writer

Cast

Jean Carmet's headshot

Jean Carmet

Jean - le postier
Jean Gaven's headshot

Jean Gaven

Marcel - le boxeur
Michel Jourdan's headshot

Michel Jourdan

Roger Courtois - l'acteur
Jean-Claude Pascal's headshot

Jean-Claude Pascal

Philippe
Arlette Merry's headshot

Arlette Merry

Valérie - La soeur de Roger, chanteuse de cabaret
Louis de Funès's headshot

Louis de Funès

Albert, le régisseur
François Martin's headshot

François Martin

André Lamberay
Nicole Besnard's headshot

Nicole Besnard

Simone - l'amie de Jean

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