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

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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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Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel as Candide Died 2007 · Paris, France Jean-Pierre Cassel (October 27, 1932 – April 19, 2007) was a French actor. A popular star of French cinema, he had over 200 film and television credits in a career spanning over 50 years. He was the f...
Daliah Lavi
Daliah Lavi as Cunégonde Died 2017 · Haifa, Mandatory Palestine [now Israel] Daliah Lavi (12 October 1942 – 3 May 2017) was an Israeli actress, singer, and model. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daliah Lavi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on W...
Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur as Pangloss Died 1972 · Paris, France Pierre Brasseur, born Pierre-Albert Espinasse (22 December 1905, Paris – 16 August 1972, Bruneck, Italy) was a French actor. He was the son of actor Georges Espinasse and actress Germaine Brasseur wh...
Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès as Officier de la Gestapo Died 1983 · Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (French: [lwi d(ə) fynɛs]; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. According to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, he is...
Michel Simon
Michel Simon as Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve Died 1975 · Geneva, Switzerland Michel Simon (9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor. He appeared in the notable films La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (...
Jean Poiret
Jean Poiret as Le premier policier / Policeman Died 1992 · Paris, France Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret...

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