Кандид, или Оптимизм в XX веке
Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle
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.
Cast

Jean-Pierre Cassel
Candide

Pierre Brasseur
Pangloss

Daliah Lavi
Cunégonde

Michel Simon
Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve

Jean Richard
Le trafiquant du marché noir, Black Marketeer

Louis de Funès
Le gestapiste, Gestapo man

Jean Poiret
Le premier policier, Policeman

Michel Serrault
Le second policier, Policeman

Darío Moreno
Un dictateur sud américain, South American Dictator

Luis Mariano
Un dictateur sud américain, South American Dictator
