Greed in the Sun

Greed in the Sun

122 mins | Comedy, Action, Adventure | April 17, 1964

Marec, a truck driver is sent by his boss to track down through the Morroccan desert a reckless youngster who stole a brand-new truck and its payload. Riddled with bad luck, Marec will face the dangers of the desert, as well as a fishy partner, and a reluctant, misogynist tow-truck helper until the climactic fight.

Greed in the Sun

122 mins | Comedy, Action, Adventure | April 17, 1964

Greed in the Sun
Marec, a truck driver is sent by his boss to track down through the Morroccan desert a reckless youngster who stole a brand-new truck and its payload. Riddled with bad luck, Marec will face the dangers of the desert, as well as a fishy partner, and a reluctant, misogynist tow-truck helper until the climactic fight.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Gaumont International, Ultra Film, Trianon Films
Original title Cent mille dollars au soleil
Directors Henri Verneuil
Writers Marcel Jullian, Henri Verneuil, Claude Veillot, Michel Audiard

Cast

Lino Ventura

as Hervé Marec, aka 'Le plouc'

Bernard Blier

as Mitch-Mitch

Andréa Parisy

as Pepa

Gert Fröbe

as Castigliano, aka 'La betterave'

Reginald Kernan

as John Steiner aka Peter Frocht

Pierre Mirat

as Halibi, aka 'Le sourdingue'

Doudou Babet

as Khenouche, waiter at Halibi

Jackie Blanchot

as Guest at Halibi

Anne-Marie Coffinet

as Angèle Bameste

Pierre Collet

as Worker at Castigliano

Louis Bugette

as Orlando, bar owner

Christian Brocard

as Plouc's Mechanic

Paul Bonifas

as Doctor Magnart, former professor in Lyon

Henri Lambert

as Robert, client at Orlando (uncredited)

Marcel Bernier

as Marcel, mechanic at Castigliano (uncredited)

Georges Aminel

as Castigliano, aka 'La betterave' (voice) (uncredited)