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Greed in the Sun is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Henri Verneuil released in USA on 17 april 1964 with Jean-Paul Belmondo
Greed in the Sun (1964)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 17 april 1964
Length 2h10
Directed by Henri Verneuil
OriginFrance
Themes Films set in Africa, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Trucker films, Road movies, Buddy films, Chase films
Rating69%
Greed in the Sun (French: Cent mille dollars au soleil) is a 1964 French-Italian adventure film directed by Henri Verneuil. The film was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.
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Dans un endroit du sud marocain et du Sahara espagnol à l'approche des années 1960, Castagliano qui est un patron aux méthodes douteuses et surnommé « la Betterave » à cause de son diabète, dirige d'une main de fer une entreprise de transport routier dont il exploite les employés. Il engage John Steiner, un routier « mexicain » soi-disant né à Saltillo pour conduire sur 2 000 km vers le sud un véhicule articulé Berliet rouge flambant neuf, affrété d'un mystérieux chargement d'une valeur déclarée de 100 000 dollars, direction Moussorah. Pendant une conversation téléphonique entre Castagliano et son client, on apprend qu'il a engagé Steiner la veille pour qu'il en sache le moins possible sur ce camion.Actors
Jean-Paul Belmondo
(Rocco)
Lino Ventura
(Hervé Marec, aka 'Le plouc')
Bernard Blier
(Mitch-Mitch)
Reginald Kernan
(John Steiner aka Peter Frocht)
Gert Fröbe
(Castigliano, aka 'La betterave')
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