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.Marie p.23 It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
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
Ils étaient cinq (1952) at the Films de France