Screenplay:
Irwin ShawCinematography:
William C. MellorComposer:
Maurice JarreCast:
Stephen Boyd, Juliette Gréco, David Wayne, Gregory Ratoff, Jess Hahn, Jacques Marin, Fernand Ledoux, Alain Saury, Marie Kean, Harold Goldblatt, James Campbell (more)Plots(1)
This adventure melodrama concerns Vic Brennan (Stephen Boyd), who persuades his family to put up money for him to leave Dublin for the remote African town of Jebanda in order to start up a truck-hauling business. The family agrees to give Vic the money under the stipulation that his cousin Samuel (David Wayne), a bank clerk, go with him to protect their investment. Vic and Samuel arrive in the Ivory Coast along with Vic's bride Marie (Juliette Greco). Samuel loses their customs papers, and Vic's truck is impounded. Luckily, Marie recognizes a friend, a French naval captain, and he gets Vic's truck released. They then proceed onward toward Jebanda, but they have nothing but bad luck along the way — their truck crashes into a tree, and Vic has to bribe the natives with some beer to get the tree removed; a German guide tries to steal their cargo; and the African sun makes Samuel delirious, and he declares his love for Marie. Finally, the truck reaches a raging river. They try to cross it, and Vic is knocked unconscious by a log. Samuel must now find the courage to rescue Vic and continue on to Jebanda. (official distributor synopsis)
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The Big Gamble
Label: Intrada Records
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:06:26
Notes: Limited edition.
| 1. | THE BIG GAMBLE: The Adventure Begins | Maurice Jarre | 06:05 |
| 2. | On the Way | Maurice Jarre | 05:28 |
| 3. | Lost | Maurice Jarre | 04:50 |
| 4. | Native Drums | Maurice Jarre | 03:26 |
| 5. | Follow Me | Maurice Jarre | 04:01 |
| 6. | The River | Maurice Jarre | 09:21 |
| 7. | TREASURE OF THE GOLDEN CONDOR: Prelude | Sol Kaplan | 01:21 |
| 8. | Jean Paul | Sol Kaplan | 03:00 |
| 9. | The Groom | Sol Kaplan | 02:16 |
| 10. | The Diary | Sol Kaplan | 03:56 |
| 11. | The Brook | Sol Kaplan | 03:32 |
| 12. | The Trek | Sol Kaplan | 00:51 |
| 13. | The Epidemic | Sol Kaplan | 03:50 |
| 14. | The Ruins | Sol Kaplan | 06:16 |
| 15. | The Treasure | Sol Kaplan | 05:30 |
| 16. | Finale | Sol Kaplan | 02:43 |