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Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960)

ALL 12/16/1960 (fr) Comedy 88 Min
  • Release
    12/16/1960
  • Production
    Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.), Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
  • Rotten tomato
    61%
  • Original title
    Candide ou l’optimisme au XXᵉ siècle
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  2. Story

  4. Clément Duhour

    Producer



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  1. Jean-Pierre Cassel

    Candide

  2. Daliah Lavi

    Cunégonde

  3. Pierre Brasseur

    Pangloss

  4. Louis de Funès

    Officier de la Gestapo

  5. Michel Simon

    Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve

  6. Jean Poiret

    Le premier policier / Policeman

  7. Michel Serrault

    Le second policier / Policeman

  8. Jean Tissier

    Le docteur Jacques

  9. Luis Mariano

    Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator

  10. Nadia Gray

    La dame de compagnie / Dame

  11. Mathilde Casadesus

    La baronne de Thunder-Ten-Tronck

  12. Darío Moreno

    Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator

  13. Clément Duhour

  14. Jacqueline Maillan

    Mrs. Jim, la mère puritaine

  15. Jacques Balutin

    L'ordonnance

  16. Jean Richard

    Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer

  17. Albert Simonin

    Le major Simpson / Major Simpson

  18. Robert Manuel

    German Officer

  19. Jean Constantin

    Fourak

  20. Michèle Verez

    Pâquette

  21. Harold Kay

    German Officer

  22. O'Dett

    Le baron de Thunder-Ten-Tronck

  23. John William

    Le chef des Oreillons

  24. Don Ziegler

    Le papa gangster / American Father

  25. François Chalais

    Narrator (voice)

  26. Dominique Just

  27. Maurice Biraud

    Le résident hollandais (uncredited)

  28. Pierre Repp

    Le pasteur (uncredited)

  29. Mireille Alcon

    Une dame du harem (uncredited)

  30. Sybil Saulnier

    Une dame du harem (uncredited)

  31. Danièle Tessier

    Une dame du harem (uncredited)

  32. Habib Benglia

    Le noir molesté (uncredited)

  33. Michel Garland

    Le frère de Cunégonde (uncredited)

  34. Gib Grossac

    Le chef des eunuques (uncredited)

  35. Marcel Journet

    (uncredited)

  36. Alice Sapritch

    La soeur du baron (uncredited)

  37. Edy Sylvian

    Petit rôle (uncredited)

  38. Michel Thomass

    Le chauffeur russe de Pangloss (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 38 , Crews : 29

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Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960) 88 Min

ALL 12/16/1960 (fr)
Comedy
  • Release 12/16/1960
  • Production
    Courts et Longs Métrages (C.L.M.), Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
  • Original title Candide ou l’optimisme au XXᵉ siècle
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Norbert Carbonnaux

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Paulette Robert

    Editor

  4. Clément Duhour

    Producer



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