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

Directed by Norbert Carbonnaux

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.

Length 88 minutes

Actors

Jean-Pierre Cassel | Daliah Lavi | Pierre Brasseur | Louis de Funès | Michel Simon | Jean Poiret | Michel Serrault | Jean Tissier | Luis Mariano | Nadia Gray | Mathilde Casadesus | Darío Moreno | Clément Duhour | Jacqueline Maillan | Jacques Balutin | Jean Richard | Albert Simonin | Robert Manuel | Jean Constantin | Michèle Verez | Harold Kay | O'Dett | John William | Don Ziegler | François Chalais | Dominique Just | Maurice Biraud | Pierre Repp | Mireille Alcon | Sybil Saulnier | Danièle Tessier | Habib Benglia | Michel Garland | Gib Grossac | Marcel Journet | Alice Sapritch | Edy Sylvian | Michel Thomass