Ils ètaient cinq 1952

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Jack Pinoteau
Written by: Michel Jourdan & Pierre Laroche
Runtime: 89 minutes
Cast:
Jean Carmet
Jean Carmet
Jean - le postier 
Jean Gaven
Jean Gaven
Marcel - le boxeur 
Michel Jourdan
Michel Jourdan
Roger Courtois - l'acteur 
Jean-Claude Pascal
Jean-Claude Pascal
Philippe 
Arlette Merry
Arlette Merry
Valérie - La soeur de Roger, chanteuse de cabaret 
Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Albert, le régisseur 
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Also known as:
  • They Were Five