- Country: France
- Genres: Comedy
- Release: 1960-12-16
- Director: Norbert Carbonnaux
- Writers: Norbert Carbonnaux , Albert Simonin , Voltaire
- Language: French
- Stars: Jean-Pierre Cassel , Pierre Brasseur (1905–1972) , Daliah Lavi , Michel Simon , Jean Richard , Jean Richard , Louis de Funès , Louis de Funès , Jean Poiret , Jean Poiret , Michel Serrault , Michel Serrault , Darío Moreno , Darío Moreno , Luis Mariano , Luis Mariano
- Runtime: 88 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Candide (France, French Republic) , Candide, avagy a XX. század optimizmusa (Hungary) , O taraxias ton dyo kosmon (Greece) , Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century , Kandyd czyli optymizm XX wieku (Poland) , Naiwny (Poland) , Candide oder der Optimismus im 20. Jahrhundert , Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (United States of America) , Candide (United States of America) , Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (United Kingdom) , Candide, optimist på vulkaner (Denmark) , Candido o l'ottimismo nel XX secolo (Italy) , Lemmenilot ja hairahdukset (Finland) , Кандид или оптимизм , Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle (France, French Republic) , Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle
- Plot: Based on the classic novel "Candide" by Voltaire, but set in the World War II era. In this story, Candide, a young Westphalian born in the castle of Thunder-ten-tronckh, is driven out of the castle, and joins his tutor Pangloss and his girlfriend Cunegonde to find another world with no Bulgars, Avars, or Jews.
- IMDB:tt0054719
Candide Cast · · · ALL
Norbert Carbonnaux
Director
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Candide
Daliah Lavi
Cunégonde
Pierre Brasseur
(1905–1972)
Pangloss
Louis de Funès
Officier de la Gestapo
Michel Simon
Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve
Jean Poiret
Le premier policier / Policeman
Michel Serrault
Le second policier / Policeman
Jean Tissier
Le docteur Jacques
Luis Mariano
Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator
Nadia Gray
La dame de compagnie / Dame
Mathilde Casadesus
La baronne de Thunder-Ten-Tronck
Darío Moreno
Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator
Clément Duhour
Jacqueline Maillan
Mrs. Jim, la mère puritaine
Jacques Balutin
L'ordonnance
Jean Richard
Le trafiquant du marché noir / Black Marketeer
Albert Simonin
Le major Simpson / Major Simpson
Robert Manuel
German Officer
Jean Constantin
Fourak
Harold Kay
German Officer
Don Ziegler
Le papa gangster / American Father
François Chalais
Narrator (voice)
Maurice Biraud
Le résident hollandais (uncredited)
Pierre Repp
Le pasteur (uncredited)
Habib Benglia
Le noir molesté (uncredited)