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César

76 %|Jan 1, 1936|Comedy, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Marcel Pagnol
Director
Roger Ledru
Camera Operator
Charly Willy-Gricha
Camera Operator
Suzanne de Troeye
Editor
Jeanne Rongier
Editor
Willy Faktorovitch
Director of Photography
Marcel Pagnol
Screenplay

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Cast

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Raimu
César Ollivier
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André Fouché
Cesariot Panisse
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Orane Demazis
Fanny Cabanis
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Pierre Fresnay
Marius Ollivier
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Fernand Charpin
Honoré Panisse
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Paul Dullac
Félix Escartefigue
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Marcel Maupi
Innocent Mangiapan
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Édouard Delmont
Le docteur Felicien Venelle
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Alida Rouffe
Honorine Cabanis
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Milly Mathis
Tante Claudine Foulon
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Thommeray
Elzéar Bonnegrâce, le curé de Saint Victor
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Doumel
Fernand, Marius' silent partner
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Robert Bassac
Pierre Dromard
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Charblay
Henri - le patron du bar de Toulon
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Rellys
L'employé de M. Panisse
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Jean Castan
L'enfant de chœur