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.
Release Date : 1960-12-16
Language :French
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.)Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
Production Country : France
Alternative Titles :
Cast
Character Name : Candide
Original Name : Jean-Pierre Cassel
Gender : Male
Character Name : Cunégonde
Original Name : Daliah Lavi
Gender : Female
Character Name : Pangloss
Original Name : Pierre Brasseur
Gender : Male
Character Name : Officier de la Gestapo
Original Name : Louis de Funès
Gender : Male
Character Name : Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve
Original Name : Michel Simon
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le premier policier / Policeman
Original Name : Jean Poiret
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le second policier / Policeman
Original Name : Michel Serrault
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le docteur Jacques
Original Name : Jean Tissier
Gender : Male
Character Name : Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator
Original Name : Luis Mariano
Gender : Male
Character Name : La dame de compagnie / Dame
Original Name : Nadia Gray
Gender : Female
Character Name : La baronne de Thunder-Ten-Tronck
Original Name : Mathilde Casadesus
Gender : Female
Character Name : Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator
Original Name : Darío Moreno
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Clément Duhour
Gender : Male
Character Name : Mrs. Jim, la mère puritaine
Original Name : Jacqueline Maillan
Gender : Female
Character Name : L'ordonnance
Original Name : Jacques Balutin
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer
Original Name : Jean Richard
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le major Simpson / Major Simpson
Original Name : Albert Simonin
Gender : Male
Character Name : German Officer
Original Name : Robert Manuel
Gender : Male
Character Name : Fourak
Original Name : Jean Constantin
Gender : Male
Character Name : Pâquette
Original Name : Michèle Verez
Gender : Male
Character Name : German Officer
Original Name : Harold Kay
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le baron de Thunder-Ten-Tronck
Original Name : O'Dett
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le chef des Oreillons
Original Name : John William
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le papa gangster / American Father
Original Name : Don Ziegler
Gender : Male
Character Name : Narrator (voice)
Original Name : François Chalais
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Dominique Just
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le résident hollandais (uncredited)
Original Name : Maurice Biraud
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le pasteur (uncredited)
Original Name : Pierre Repp
Gender : Male
Character Name : Une dame du harem (uncredited)
Original Name : Mireille Alcon
Gender : Male
Character Name : Une dame du harem (uncredited)
Original Name : Sybil Saulnier
Gender : Female
Character Name : Une dame du harem (uncredited)
Original Name : Danièle Tessier
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le noir molesté (uncredited)
Original Name : Habib Benglia
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le frère de Cunégonde (uncredited)
Original Name : Michel Garland
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le chef des eunuques (uncredited)
Original Name : Gib Grossac
Gender : Male
Character Name : (uncredited)
Original Name : Marcel Journet
Gender : Male
Character Name : La soeur du baron (uncredited)
Original Name : Alice Sapritch
Gender : Female
Character Name : Petit rôle (uncredited)
Original Name : Edy Sylvian
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le chauffeur russe de Pangloss (uncredited)
Original Name : Michel Thomass
Gender : Male
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