The Big Gamble
1961Movie1 h 40 min
59
DecentGoodWatch score59
DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
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.
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Audiences 58GoodWatch 59
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for adventure movies
typical 103100Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Released
1961
July 25, 1961
65 years ago
Genres
AdventureActionComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 5 moreDirecting · 2
- Richard Fleischer Director
- Elmo Williams Director
Writing · 1
- Irwin Shaw Writer
Production · 1
- Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
Camera · 1
- William C. Mellor Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Roger Dwyre Editor
Sound · 2
- Maurice Jarre Music
- Leon Birnbaum Supervising Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Jean d'Eaubonne Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Monique Plotin Costume Design
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