César (1936)
Leaping forward twenty years, the trilogy continues with the death of Fanny's husband, Panisse, and the discovery of her secret by her son, Césariot. The young man resolves to track down his biological father, Marius, whose life has been fraught with calamity and poverty.
- Date of release
- 1936-11-13
- TMDB
- 7.7 / 10 (83)
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Marcel Pagnol
- Collection
- Marcel Pagnol's Marseille Trilogy
Casting
- Raimu — César Ollivier
- Orane Demazis — Fanny Cabanis
- Pierre Fresnay — Marius Ollivier
- Fernand Charpin — Honoré Panisse
- Robert Vattier — Mr. Brun
- Paul Dullac — Félix Escartefigue
- Marcel Maupi — Innocent Mangiapan
- Alida Rouffe — Honorine Cabanis
- Milly Mathis — Tante Claudine Foulon
- Rellys — L'employé de M. Panisse
- Édouard Delmont — Le docteur Felicien Venelle
- André Fouché — Cesariot Panisse
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Marseille
César is a 1936 French romantic drama film written and directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin, Orane Demazis, and André Fouché. It is the final film in Pagnol's Marseille Trilogy, which began with Marius (1931) and continued with Fanny (1932). Unlike the other two films in the trilogy, César was not based on a play by Pagnol, but was written directly as a film script. In 1946, Pagnol adapted the script for the film as a stage play.
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