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Greed in the Sun

1964 · 122 min

A sun-baked, boisterous chase through the desert, full of macho banter and scrappy brawls.

Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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.

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Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • wilderness
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, adventure, comedy
Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Written by
Henri Verneuil, Marcel Jullian, Michel Audiard
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Andréa Parisy, Gert Fröbe, Reginald Kernan, Pierre Mirat, Doudou Babet
Music
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
Marcel Grignon
Runtime
122 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

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