Due to some slip-up, this film was not copyrighted in the U.S.A. The film was made by S.N.E. Gaumont—Trianon Productions—UltraFilm. In the U.S.A. and other countries it was released through Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer. New York opening at the Apollo: 18 August 1965. U.S. release: 18 August 1965. Australian release: 28 October 1966. Sydney opening at the Capitol (ran one week). 122 minutes (U.S.); 109 minutes (Australia).SYNOPSIS: A truck, loaded with contraband guns and ammunition, is hijacked on its way from Morocco to Nigeria.COMMENT: Here we find the screenwriter of "Cloportes" (Michel Audiard) and the star (Lino Ventura) in a follow-up to "The Wages of Fear", brilliantly directed by Henri Verneuil. For once in his working life, Jean-Paul Belmondo is brilliantly and appropriately cast as a villain. The movie features good location camera-work, with plenty of solid action and seat-gripping excitement. It has only one demerit: The fade-out is a little disappointing. Otherwise, in my book anyway, "Greed in the Sun" rates as top suspense entertainment.

A classic, comedic chase movie starring the finest french actors from the 60's and a legendary Bond villain, no less !The movie follows Marec (Lino Ventura), a truck driver sent by his boss (Gert Fröbe) to track down through the Morroccan desert a reckless youngster (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who stole a brand-new truck and its payload. Riddled with bad luck, Marec will face the dangers of the desert, as well as a fishy partner, and a reluctant, misogynist tow-truck helper (the hilarious Bernard Blier) until the climactic fight.An excellent 60's French action-comedy, complete with great music, perfect direction by Henri Verneuil ("Le Casse", "Un singe en hiver", "La bataille de San Sebastian", "Le corps de mon ennemi") and hilarious dialogues by Michel Audiard. Reminds a lot of Peckinpah's "Convoy" (1978). It doesn't take itself seriously, and however reveals a lot about the times, the misogynistic and somewhat imperialistic nature of the French in Northern Africa during the early 60's. And even if the characters are sometimes real morons, in the end of the day you really root for them.

Southern Morocco, 1963. The owner of a truck transports company hires a new driver (a self-called American tough guy) to transport mysterious goods in a brand new magnificent truck. While the established group of drivers of the company is welcoming the new driver, one of them (played by Jean-Paul Belmondo)hijack the mysterious truck on the day after, planning to negotiate the sale of goods for its own profit and fly over with his new young bride. The best driver of the company (played by Lino Ventura)is launched to his young fellow's pursuit. On his way, the new American driver joins him to eventually face the young "thief". The pursuit through the Moroccan "Atlas" is rich of surprises about each one, in a world where no one asks more than he has to know.About all, friendship is always victorious, even if "Friends always share fight, problems, hunger an women, but never money when it is worth 100 000 dollars", as Jean-Paul Belmondo says.

Belmondo and Ventura are top-notch in this great Saharan adventure. A network of French long-distance truckers live the macho life in the Arabic western (I think) Sahara. When young Belmondo steals a truck with $100,000 of contraband and takes off across the desert and mountains, the chase begins. If you've seen The Wages of Fear (and you'd better!), this will recall that great adventure, although the seat-of-your pants tension is replaced by the back-and-forth fortunes and fun of the pursuit. But it's the same rough-man frontier atmosphere, same epic scale of adventure, same wide-screen memorable scenery in stunning locations, same big trucks, same handful of beautiful females. I'm sure the film is hard to find in English (I saw it on french TV), but watch it if you find it. You won't regret it.