Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1960-12-16
Runtime: 88 minutes
Director: Norbert Carbonnaux
Top Cast
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Candide
- Daliah Lavi as Cunégonde
- Pierre Brasseur as Pangloss
- Louis de Funès as Officier de la Gestapo
- Michel Simon as Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve
- Jean Poiret as Le premier policier / Policeman
- Michel Serrault as Le second policier / Policeman
- Jean Tissier as Le docteur Jacques
- Luis Mariano as Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator
- Nadia Gray as La dame de compagnie / Dame
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