Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
16/12/1960
1h 28m
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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.
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
Michèle Verez
Pâquette
Harold Kay
German Officer
O'Dett
Le baron de Thunder-Ten-Tronck
John William
Le chef des Oreillons
Don Ziegler
Le papa gangster / American Father
François Chalais
Narrator (voice)
Dominique Just
Maurice Biraud
Le résident hollandais (uncredited)
Pierre Repp
Le pasteur (uncredited)
Mireille Alcon
Une dame du harem (uncredited)
Sybil Saulnier
Une dame du harem (uncredited)
Danièle Tessier
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)
Edy Sylvian
Petit rôle (uncredited)
Michel Thomass
Le chauffeur russe de Pangloss (uncredited)
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