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Before Star Wars made it cool, this French epic proved humanity actually gives a damn.
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If All the Guys in the World... (1956)

underdog solidaritygritty maritimepre-internet hope

Overview

AdventureDrama

A distress call from a trawler leads various people to come to the crew's aid.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning

Standout Aspects

Direction

Christian-Jaque orchestrates 4 countries without losing intimacy.

Acting

Trintignant's debut radiates nervous idealism.

Production

Real trawlers, real North Sea, zero green screen.

Best for:Solo: When you need to believe people can still unite.·Date Night: Test if they tear up at strangers helping strangers.
Christian-Jaque

Director

Christian-Jaque

ReleasedFeb 24, 1956
Runtime1h 53m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Cinétel
Les Films Ariane

Top Cast

André Valmy

André Valmy

Capitano Pierre Le Guellec

Jean Gaven

Jean Gaven

Jos - il secondo

Marc Cassot

Marc Cassot

Marcel

Georges Poujouly

Georges Poujouly

Benj - il mozzo

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis

Hélène Perdrière

Hélène Perdrière

Christine Largeau

Claude Sylvain

Claude Sylvain

Totoche

Andrex

Andrex

Le docteur Lagarrigue

Yves Brainville

Yves Brainville

Le docteur Jégou

Jean Clarieux

Jean Clarieux

Riri

Mimo Billi

Mimo Billi

Alberto

Bernard Dhéran

Bernard Dhéran

Saint-Savin

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Made during Suez Crisis, this was deliberate propaganda for European unity—and it actually worked on audiences.

Trivia

Real amateur radio operators coordinated the fictional distress call, causing actual emergency services to mobilize. Oops.

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