La Belle Équipe (1936)
Five unemployed workers win 100,000 Francs in the national lottery. Instead of sharing the money, they buy a ruin and build an open-air cafe. But difficulties come to split their friendly group apart.
- Date of release
- 1936-09-01
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (78)
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Julien Duvivier
Casting
- Jean Gabin — Jean dit Jeannot
- Charles Vanel — Charles dit Charlot
- Viviane Romance — Gina
- Charles Dorat — Jacques
- Raphaël Médina — Mario
- Micheline Cheirel — Huguette, la fiancée de Mario
- Marcelle Géniat — la grand-mère d'Huguette
- Fernand Charpin — le gendarme Antomarchi
- Raymond Cordy — un ivrogne
- Jacques Baumer — Gaston Jubette, le propriétaire
- Raymond Aimos — Raymond dit Tintin
- Robert Lynen — René
Interesting facts
They Were Five is a 1936 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin, Charles Vanel, and Viviane Romance. It tells the story of five unemployed workers who win the jackpot in the national lottery but their solidarity then proves fragile.
Production
The script was written by Duvivier and Charles Spaak, with Maurice Yvain provided the score. Jean Gabin's song Quand on s'promène au bord de l'eau was written by Duvivier, Yvain and Louis Poterat. Interiors were shot at the Joinville Studios in Joinville-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne, with exteriors at Chennevières-sur-Marne. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss.
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