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Le Belle Equipe presented in French with English subtitles with post show Q/A by film historian Chuck ZigmanFive unemployed Parisian workers, Jean (Jean Gabin), Charles (Charles Vanel), Raymond, nicknamed Tintin (Raymond Aimos), Jacques (Charles Dorat) and Mario (Raphaël Médina), a foreigner threatened with deportation, win the jackpot of the national lottery with a ticket purchased together. After much discussion, Jean convinces his friends to pool the money and invest it together.
Rowing up the river Marne, they discover an abandoned washhouse that they decide to convert into a “guinguette” (a riverside restaurant and dance hall), a place where workers like them can enjoy a relaxing Sunday. They happily live on site and work all day to achieve their dream. But the group's solidarity is fragile and luck is no longer on their side. Soon, there are only two of “la belle equipe” left, and they are both in love with the same woman, the sultry Gina (Viviane Romance)…
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