Greed in the Sun
Cast & Crew
Henri Verneuil
Jean-paul Belmondo
Lino Ventura
Reginald Kernan
Andréa Parisy
Gert Fröbe
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
At a trucking company in northern Africa, young Hans Steiner is assigned to drive a new truck from Morocco to Nigeria. Unknown to him and the other drivers, the truck contains guns and ammunition to be used in a border war. Rocco, a veteran driver, learns that the cargo is valuable, and with his girl friend, Pepa, he hijacks the truck and continues toward Nigeria. Meanwhile, Castigliano, the head of the company, offers Hans and Hervé, another driver, a reward to go after Rocco and Pepa. After hundreds of miles of desert roads and narrow mountain passes, Hervé and Hans finally catch up with the hijacked vehicle. Rocco's truck breaks down, however, and he forces Hervé and Hans to put the cargo in their truck. At the final destination, Rocco leaves the truck with Pepa and visits a local whorehouse; Hervé finds him there, and the two begin fighting. In the midst of the brawl, Rocco suddenly stops and bursts out laughing--Pepa has disappeared with the truck, its cargo, and the forthcoming payoff.
Director
Henri Verneuil
Cast
Jean-paul Belmondo
Lino Ventura
Reginald Kernan
Andréa Parisy
Gert Fröbe
Bernard Blier
Doudou Babet
Pierre Mirat
Crew
Michel Audiard
Pierre Charron
Robert Clavel
Georges Delerue
Claude Durand
Marcel Grignon
Marcel Jullian
Irénée Leriche
René Longuet
Charles-henry Montel
Alain Poiré
Robert Sussfeld
Henri Verneuil
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Filmed on location in Morocco. Opened in Paris in April 1964 as Cent mille dollars au soleil; running time: 130 min; in Italy in 1965 as Centomila dollari al sole.
