The Big Gamble 63 years old

Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!

The Big Gamble

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.

Credits

The Big Gamble Cast

Name Character
David Wayne He was 47, 81 years old when he died as Samuel Brennan
Stephen Boyd He was 30, 45 years old when he died as Vic Brennan
Juliette Gréco She was 34, now 97 years old as Marie
Sybil Thorndike She was 78, 93 years old when she died as Aunt Cathleen
Harold Goldblatt He was 62, 82 years old when he died as The Priest
Marie Kean She was 43, 75 years old when she died as Cynthia
Gregory Ratoff He was 64, 63 years old when he died as Kaltenberg
Fernand Ledoux He was 64, 96 years old when he died as Customs Official

The Big Gamble Crew

Name Department
Elmo Williams as Director. He was 48 (now 111) years old Directing
Maurice Jarre as Music. He was 36 (84) years old when He died Sound
Leon Birnbaum as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 43 (91) years old when He died Sound
Roger Dwyre as Editor. He was 8 (now 71) years old Editing
William C. Mellor as Director of Photography. He was 58 (59) years old when He died Camera
Jean d'Eaubonne as Art Direction. He was 58 (68) years old when He died Art
Richard Fleischer as Director. He was 44 (89) years old when He died Directing
Irwin Shaw as Writer. He was 48 (71) years old when He died Writing
The Big Gamble poster
The Big Gamble (63 years)

Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!

  • Release day: Tuesday, July 25, 1961
  • Runtime: 100 minutes