They Were Five (1952)

They Were Five (1952)

1952-01-23 France 89 Min. PG-13
5.2 4 votes

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.

Cast

Jean Carmet is Jean - le postier
Jean - le postier
Jean Gaven is Marcel - le boxeur
Marcel - le boxeur
Michel Jourdan is Roger Courtois - l'acteur
Roger Courtois - l'acteur
Arlette Merry is Valérie - La soeur de Roger, chanteuse de cabaret
Valérie - La soeur de Roger, chanteuse de cabaret
Louis de Funès is Albert, le régisseur
Albert, le régisseur
François Martin is André Lamberay
André Lamberay
Nicole Besnard is Simone - l'amie de Jean
Simone - l'amie de Jean
Irène Hilda is Fabienne Dorée
Fabienne Dorée
Marcel André is Le commissaire
Le commissaire
Robert Dalban is Dufau - le manager
Dufau - le manager