Character Relationship Map: The Big Bluff

Characters

• Eddie F. Morgan, adventurer and bluffer (played by Eddie Constantine) — protagonist
• Dominique Arden, Colonna's assistant (played by Dominique Wilms) — supporting
• Françoise de Beaulieu, owner of the oil field (played by Mireille Granelli) — supporting
• Serge Colonna (played by Bernard Dhéran) — supporting
• Moustache, friend of Morgan (played by Moustache) — supporting
• Real estate agent (played by Christian Méry) — supporting
• Receptionist (played by Robert Lombard) — supporting
• Hotel director (played by Mauricet) — supporting
• Player (played by Henri Cogan) — supporting
• Me Philippe Norbert (played by Jean-Pierre Marielle) — supporting
• Secretary (played by Corinne Cazal) — minor
• Maurice (played by Henri Garcin) — minor
• Journalist (played by Robert Rollis) — minor
• Chairman of the board of directors (played by Louis Seigner) — minor
• Inventor (played by René Clermont) — minor
• (uncredited) (played by Max Dejean) — cameo
• (uncredited) (played by Louis Massis) — cameo
• (uncredited) (played by Janine Dard) — cameo
• (uncredited) (played by Léopoldo Francès) — cameo
• (uncredited) (played by Robert Pizani) — cameo

Story Analysis

A corporate struggle over land ownership driven by deception, counter-investigation, and a high-stakes physical confrontation.

Plot Progression

1. The Acquisition Gambit
2. The Signed Contract
3. The Countermove
4. The Final Reckoning