The Big Gamble

– Irish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remo..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1961
The Big Gamble (1961)

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.

Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Release Date:

25 Jul 1961

Language:

English

Director:

Richard Fleischer, Elmo Williams

Writer:

Irwin Shaw

Main Actors:

Stephen Boyd, Juliette Gréco, David Wayne, Gregory Ratoff

Plot:

Misadventures of an ambitious unlucky Irishman who goes on a long and arduous trip to Africa along with his wife and bumbling cousin in hopes of starting a trucking business there.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10