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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.[1] It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

They Were Five
Directed by	Jack Pinoteau
Written by	Michel Jourdan Pierre Laroche
Produced by	Robert Jallès
Starring	Marcel André Jean Carmet Jean Gaven
Cinematography	Jacques Lemare
Edited by	Marguerite Beaugé
Music by	Georges Van Parys
Production companies	Sud Film Jeannic Films
Distributed by	Société Marseillaise de Films
Release date	23 January 1952 (1952-01-23)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

Following the Second World War, five inseparable comrades return home and swear eternal friendship. However this proves to be harder than they expect in peacetime. It ends tragically for several of the characters, one of whom is killed in the War in Indochina.

Cast

• Marcel André as the commissioner
• Jean Carmet as Jean, the postal worker
• Jean Gaven as Marcel, the boxer
• Michel Jourdan as Roger Courtois, the actor
• François Martin as André Lamberay, the student
• Jean-Claude Pascal as Philippe, heir of a rich family
• Jean Marchat as Frédo, the director of the cabaret "La joie de vivre"
• Arlette Merry as Valérie, Roger's sister
• André Versini as Serge, Valérie's agent
• Nicole Besnard as Simone, Jean's friend
• Robert Dalban as Dufau, the manager
• Irène Hilda as Fabienne Dorée
• Louis de Funès as Albert, the manager

References

Bibliography

• Marie, Michel. The French New Wave: An Artistic School. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

External links

• They Were Five at IMDb
• Ils étaient cinq (1952) at the Films de France

На других языках

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- [en] They Were Five (1952 film)

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[ru] Их было пятеро (фильм, 1951)

«Их было пятеро» (фр. Ils étaient cinq) — французская драма с Луи де Фюнесом.

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