They Were Five

La Belle Équipe
Film poster
Directed byJulien Duvivier
Written byJulien Duvivier
Charles Spaak
Produced byArys Nissotti
StarringJean Gabin
Charles Vanel
Raymond Aimos
Viviane Romance
CinematographyMarc Fossard
Jules Kruger
Edited byMarthe Poncin
Music byMaurice Yvain
Production
company
Ciné-Arys
Distributed bySociete d'Edition et de Location de Films
Release date
  • 15 September 1936 (1936-09-15)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

They Were Five (French: La Belle Équipe) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin, Charles Vanel, and Viviane Romance. It tells the story of five unemployed workers who win the jackpot in the national lottery but their solidarity then proves fragile.