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They Were Five

They Were Five

Jan 23, 1952 1h 29m
5.2
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Synopsis

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.

Title They Were Five
Companies Jeannic Films, Sud Film Produzione Cinematografica
Countries France
Keywords
Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet

Jean - le postier
Jean Gaven

Jean Gaven

Marcel - le boxeur
Michel Jourdan

Michel Jourdan

Roger Courtois - l'acteur
Arlette Merry

Arlette Merry

Valérie - La soeur de Roger, chanteuse de cabaret
Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Albert, le régisseur
François Martin

François Martin

André Lamberay
Nicole Besnard

Nicole Besnard

Simone - l'amie de Jean
Irène Hilda

Irène Hilda

Fabienne Dorée
Marcel André

Marcel André

Le commissaire
Robert Dalban

Robert Dalban

Dufau - le manager
André Versini

André Versini

Serge - l'imprésario de Roger
Jean Marchat

Jean Marchat

Fredo - un patron de cabaret louche
Georgette Anys

Georgette Anys

(uncredited)
Roland Carey

Roland Carey

(uncredited)
René Hell

René Hell

(uncredited)
Guy Henry

Guy Henry

(uncredited)
Hilda Bernard

Hilda Bernard

(uncredited)
René Pascal

René Pascal

(uncredited)