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Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

6.1

12 reviews

Comedy

1h 28m

1960

Charming and innocent, Candide is vigorously chased away by the Baron, for his close encounters with the pretty Cunégonde. World War II breaks out, and when he is drafted and...

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Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

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Charming and innocent, Candide is vigorously chased away by the Baron, for his close encounters with the pretty Cunégonde. World War II breaks out, and when he is drafted and taken prisoner, he is forced to take German nationality and ends up guarding the camp where he was imprisoned. He crossed into Switzerland, but as he had no bank account, he was incarcerated for eight days for trespassing. Hunted by the Gestapo, he kills two men to free Cunégonde, who has finally been found. They both flee to Argentina, and their world tour begins. In Paris, Moscow, New York, Borneo and Alexandria. They try to follow Dr. Pangloss' optimistic rule of life. Tossed about, separated, they find themselves grown old and wiser, thinking only of cultivating their garden on the shores of the Mediterranean.

DirectorNorbert Carbonnaux
Release16 December 1960
GenreComedy
Duration1h 28m
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6.1
12 reviews
Productions
Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.), Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma

Cast

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Candide

Daliah Lavi

Cunégonde

Pierre Brasseur

Pangloss

Louis de Funès

Officier de la Gestapo

Michel Simon

Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve

Jean Poiret

Le premier policier / Policeman

Michel Serrault

Le second policier / Policeman

Jean Tissier

Le docteur Jacques

Luis Mariano

Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator

Nadia Gray

La dame de compagnie / Dame

Mathilde Casadesus

La baronne de Thunder-Ten-Tronck

Darío Moreno

Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator

Clément Duhour

Jacqueline Maillan

Mrs. Jim, la mère puritaine

Jacques Balutin

L'ordonnance

Jean Richard

Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer

Albert Simonin

Le major Simpson / Major Simpson

Robert Manuel

German Officer

Jean Constantin

Fourak

Harold Kay

German Officer

John William

Le chef des Oreillons

François Chalais

Narrator (voice)

Maurice Biraud

Le résident hollandais (uncredited)

Pierre Repp

Le pasteur (uncredited)

Sybil Saulnier

Une dame du harem (uncredited)

Habib Benglia

Le noir molesté (uncredited)

Michel Garland

Le frère de Cunégonde (uncredited)

Gib Grossac

Le chef des eunuques (uncredited)

Marcel Journet

(uncredited)

Alice Sapritch

La soeur du baron (uncredited)

Michel Thomass

Le chauffeur russe de Pangloss (uncredited)

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