Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

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  • Genre(s):Comedy
  • Release year: 1960
  • Running time: 88 min
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,...read more

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).

Original Release

12/16/1960

US Release

11/19/1962

Cast

(see additional cast & crew)

Directors

Norbert Carbonnaux

Writers

Albert Simonin, Norbert Carbonnaux, Voltaire

Cast

Producers

Editors

Paulette Robert

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