Greed in the Sun

Apr 17, 1964

2h 2m

★ 7.1

Overview

A truck driver ventures into the Moroccan desert to retrieve a stolen truck, facing danger, bad luck, and uneasy alliances. Chaos builds to a climactic showdown.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Production Companies

Trianon Films

Gaumont International

Ultra Film

Greed in the Sun Trailers

Cast

Rocco

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Hervé Marec, aka 'Le plouc'

Lino Ventura

Mitch-Mitch

Bernard Blier

Pepa

Andréa Parisy

Castigliano, aka 'La betterave'

Gert Fröbe

John Steiner aka Peter Frocht

Reginald Kernan

Halibi, aka 'Le sourdingue'

Pierre Mirat

Khenouche, waiter at Halibi

Doudou Babet

Guest at Halibi

Jackie Blanchot

Angèle Bameste

Anne-Marie Coffinet

Worker at Castigliano

Pierre Collet

Orlando, bar owner

Louis Bugette

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