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César (1936)

Overview

Honoré Panisse is dying, cheerfully, with friends, wife, and son at his side. He confesses to the priest in front of his friends; he insists that the doctor be truthful. But, he cannot bring himself to tell his son Césariot that his real father is Marius, the absent son of César, Césariot's godfather. Panisse leaves that to Fanny, the lad's mother. Dissembling that he's off to see a friend, Césariot then seeks Marius, now a mechanic in Toulon. Posing as a journalist, Césariot spends time with Marius and leaves believing tales he is a petty thief. Only after the truth comes out can Marius, Fanny, César, and Césariot step beyond the falsehoods, benign though they may be.
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Marcel Pagnol profile
Marcel Pagnol

Director

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Marcel Pagnol

Screenplay

Cast

Raimu profile
Raimu

César Ollivier

André Fouché profile
André Fouché

Cesariot Panisse

Orane Demazis profile
Orane Demazis

Fanny Cabanis

Pierre Fresnay profile
Pierre Fresnay

Marius Ollivier

Fernand Charpin profile
Fernand Charpin

Honoré Panisse

Robert Vattier profile
Robert Vattier

Mr. Brun

Paul Dullac profile
Paul Dullac

Félix Escartefigue

Marcel Maupi profile
Marcel Maupi

Innocent Mangiapan

Édouard Delmont profile
Édouard Delmont

Le docteur Felicien Venelle

Alida Rouffe profile
Alida Rouffe

Honorine Cabanis

Milly Mathis profile
Milly Mathis

Tante Claudine Foulon

Thommeray profile
Thommeray

Elzéar Bonnegrâce, le curé de Saint Victor

Raimu profile
Raimu

César Ollivier

André Fouché profile
André Fouché

Cesariot Panisse

Orane Demazis profile
Orane Demazis

Fanny Cabanis

Pierre Fresnay profile
Pierre Fresnay

Marius Ollivier

Fernand Charpin profile
Fernand Charpin

Honoré Panisse

Robert Vattier profile
Robert Vattier

Mr. Brun

Paul Dullac profile
Paul Dullac

Félix Escartefigue

Marcel Maupi profile
Marcel Maupi

Innocent Mangiapan

Édouard Delmont profile
Édouard Delmont

Le docteur Felicien Venelle

Alida Rouffe profile
Alida Rouffe

Honorine Cabanis

Milly Mathis profile
Milly Mathis

Tante Claudine Foulon

Thommeray profile
Thommeray

Elzéar Bonnegrâce, le curé de Saint Victor

Extra

Release Date

January 1, 1936

Original Language

French

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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