They Were Five

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.

Main Cast

Jean Carmet

Jean - le postier

Age : 73 | Popularity : 8%

Jean Gaven

Marcel - le boxeur

Age : 92 | Popularity : 8%

Michel Jourdan

Roger Courtois - l'acteur

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jean-Claude Pascal

Philippe

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

Arlette Merry

Valérie - La soeur de Roger, chanteuse de cabaret

Age : 96 | Popularity : 3%

Louis de Funès

Albert, le régisseur

Age : 68 | Popularity : 19%

François Martin

André Lamberay

Age : 93 | Popularity : 3%

Nicole Besnard

Simone - l'amie de Jean

Age : 89 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Marguerite Beaugé
Sound	Music	Georges Van Parys
Art	Production Design	Jacques Colombier
Camera	Director of Photography	Jacques Lemare
Directing	Director	Jacques Pinoteau
Writing	Writer	Michel Jourdan Pierre Laroche
Production	Producer	Robert Jallès
Department	Role	Name

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