They Were Five

Story

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.

Director

Jack Pinoteau

Writers

Michel Jourdan, Pierre Laroche

Language

French

Country

France

Release date

23 January 1952

Ensemble

Cast

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  Jean Carmet

  Jean - le postier

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  Jean Gaven

  Marcel - le boxeur

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  Michel Jourdan

  Roger Courtois - l'acteur

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  Jean-Claude Pascal

  Philippe

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  Arlette Merry

  Valérie - La soeur de Roger, chanteuse de cabaret

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  Louis de Funès

  Albert, le régisseur

• François Martin

  André Lamberay

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  Nicole Besnard

  Simone - l'amie de Jean

• Irène Hilda

  Fabienne Dorée

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  Marcel André

  Le commissaire

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  Robert Dalban

  Dufau - le manager

• Paul Mesnier