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They Were Five(Movie, 1952)

Original title: "Ils étaient cinq" (French/FR)
1h 29min | Genre: Drama
They Were FiveRating: 3.5/5 (with 11 vote)
They Were Five (French: Ils étaient cinq) is a 1952 French drama film directed by Jack Pinoteau and starring Marcel André, Jean Carmet and Jean Gaven. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. ()
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About They Were Five

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: France
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: French (FR)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Georgian (KA), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date US: 01/23/1952
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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