Greed in the Sun (1964)
"Cent mille dollars au soleil" (original title)

Director:

Henri Verneuil

Writers:

Henri Verneuil (scenario), Michel Audiard (dialogue),

Stars:

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Lino Ventura, Reginald Kernan

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Rocco
Lino Ventura	...	Hervé Marec dit 'Le plouc'
Reginald Kernan	...	John Steiner alias Peter Frocht
Bernard Blier	...	Mitch-Mitch
Andréa Parisy	...	Pepa
Gert Fröbe	...	Castigliano dit 'La betterave'
Anne-Marie Coffinet	...	Angèle
Doudou Babet	...	Khenouche
Pierre Mirat	...	Halibi dit 'le sourdingue'
Henri Lambert	...	Robert, le client de chez Zeze
Pierre Collet	...	Un employé de Castigliano
Christian Brocard
Paul Bonifas
Jackie Blanchot
Louis Bugette	...	(as Bugette)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

plan gone wrong | dust | dirt road | oil | trucker | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Action | Comedy

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

17 April 1964 (France)

Also Known As:

Greed in the Sun

Filming Locations:

Marrakech, Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont Distribution, Gaumont International, Trianon Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

No. 7 grossing movie of the year in France.

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Connections

References Taxi for Tobruk (1961)

User Reviews

a typical french story about nice small bandits in north Africa

Southern Morocco, 1963. The owner of a truck transports company hires a new driver (a self-called American tough guy) to transport mysterious goods in a brand new magnificent truck. While the established group of drivers of the company is welcoming the new driver, one of them (played by Jean-Paul Belmondo)hijack the mysterious truck on the day after, planning to negotiate the sale of goods for its own profit and fly over with his new young bride. The best driver of the company (played by Lino Ventura)is launched to his young fellow's pursuit. On his way, the new American driver joins him to eventually face the young "thief". The pursuit through the Moroccan "Atlas" is rich of surprises about each one, in a world where no one asks more than he has to know.

About all, friendship is always victorious, even if "Friends always share fight, problems, hunger an women, but never money when it is worth 100 000 dollars", as Jean-Paul Belmondo says.