Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960)
1h 28m
Running Time
December 16, 1960Release Date
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960)
1h 28m
Running Time
December 16, 1960Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Candide
Pierre Brasseur
Pangloss
Daliah Lavi
Cunégonde
Louis de Funès
Officier de la Gestapo
Michel Simon
Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve
Norbert Carbonnaux
Director
Jean Poiret
Le premier policier / Policeman
Albert Simonin
Writer
Michel Serrault
Le second policier / Policeman
Voltaire
Writer
Jean Tissier
Le docteur Jacques
Luis Mariano
Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator
Clément Duhour
Producer
Hubert Rostaing
Composer
Nadia Gray
La dame de compagnie / Dame
Mathilde Casadesus
La baronne de Thunder-Ten-Tronck
Robert Lefebvre
Cinematographer
Darío Moreno
Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator
Jacqueline Maillan
Mrs. Jim, la mère puritaine
Jacques Balutin
L'ordonnance
Jean Richard
Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer
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)
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)
Étiennette Muse
Assistant Editor
Renée Rouzot
Wardrobe Master
Jean Douarinou
Production Design / Art Direction
Georges Pellegrin
Assistant Director
Pierre Nourry
Costume Design
René Bourdier
Boom Operator
Gaston Muller
Assistant Camera
Janou Pottier
Hairstylist
Paulette Robert
Editor
Pierre Berroyer
Key Makeup Artist
Roger Delpuech
Camera Operator
André Deroual
Production Manager
Charles Lahet
Unit Manager
Marcel Balland
Props
Jean Bertrand
Sound Engineer
Valery Ivanow
Second Assistant Camera
Jean Klissak
Still Photographer
Nicole Daujat
Assistant Editor
Claire Giniewski
Assistant Editor
Roger Bar
Location Manager
Martine Guillou
Script
Dominique Just
Details.
Release DateDecember 16, 1960
Original NameCandide ou l’optimisme au XXᵉ siècle
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Genres
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Wiki.
Candide ou l'Optimisme du XXe siècle (English: Candide, or the Optimist of the Twentieth Century) is a 1960 French comedy drama film directed by Norbert Carbonnaux and written by Carbonnaux and Albert Simonin. It stars Jean-Pierre Cassel as Candide, Pierre Brasseur as Pangloss, Louis de Funès as the officer of the Gestapo, and Daliah Lavi as Cunégonde. The film was released under the titles Candide (alternative French title; USA), Candide oder der Optimismus im 20. Jahrhundert (West Germany), Candide, avagy a XX. század optimizmusa (Hungary), and Kandyd czyli optymizm XX wieku (Poland).
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