Irish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remote African town of Jebanda. The only stipulation is that his cousin Samuel, a timid bank clerk, accompany Vic and his Corsican bride, Marie, to Africa and protect the family fortune.

Directed by: Richard Fleischer & Elmo Williams
Written by: Irwin Shaw
Runtime: 100 minutes
Tagline: Across 30,000 miles to the fabled Ivory Coast!
Cast:
Stephen Boyd Stephen Boyd
Vic Brennan 
Juliette Gréco Juliette Gréco
Marie 
Marie Kean Marie Kean
Cynthia 
Fernand Ledoux Fernand Ledoux
Customs Official 
Gregory Ratoff Gregory Ratoff
Kaltenberg 
Sybil Thorndike Sybil Thorndike
Aunt Cathleen 
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Also known as:
  • A Grande Cartada
  • Das große Wagnis
  • Le grand risque