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Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

Genres
Comedy
Rating
6.2
StatusReleased
LanguagesFrançais
CountriesFrance
Release Date1960-12-16
Runtime88 mins

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.

Cast & Crew

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Jean-Pierre Cassel

as Candide

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Daliah Lavi

as Cunégonde

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Pierre Brasseur

as Pangloss

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Louis de Funès

as Officier de la Gestapo

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Michel Simon

as Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve

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Jean Poiret

as Le premier policier / Policeman

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Michel Serrault

as Le second policier / Policeman

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Jean Tissier

as Le docteur Jacques

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Luis Mariano

as Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator

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Nadia Gray

as La dame de compagnie / Dame

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Mathilde Casadesus

as La baronne de Thunder-Ten-Tronck

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Darío Moreno

as Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator

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Clément Duhour

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Jacqueline Maillan

as Mrs. Jim, la mère puritaine

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Jacques Balutin

as L'ordonnance

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Jean Richard

as Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer

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Albert Simonin

as Le major Simpson / Major Simpson

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Robert Manuel

as German Officer

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Jean Constantin

as Fourak

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Michèle Verez

as Pâquette

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Harold Kay

as German Officer

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O'Dett

as Le baron de Thunder-Ten-Tronck

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John William

as Le chef des Oreillons

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Don Ziegler

as Le papa gangster / American Father

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François Chalais

as Narrator (voice)

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Dominique Just

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Maurice Biraud

as Le résident hollandais (uncredited)

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Pierre Repp

as Le pasteur (uncredited)

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Mireille Alcon

as Une dame du harem (uncredited)

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Sybil Saulnier

as Une dame du harem (uncredited)

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Danièle Tessier

as Une dame du harem (uncredited)

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Habib Benglia

as Le noir molesté (uncredited)

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Michel Garland

as Le frère de Cunégonde (uncredited)

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Gib Grossac

as Le chef des eunuques (uncredited)

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Marcel Journet

as (uncredited)

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Alice Sapritch

as La soeur du baron (uncredited)

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Edy Sylvian

as Petit rôle (uncredited)

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Michel Thomass

as Le chauffeur russe de Pangloss (uncredited)

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