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Candy

Based On the book by Mason Hoffenberg

Candy is a 1968 sex farce film directed by Christian Marquand from a screenplay by Buck Henry, based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg. The film satirizes pornographic stories through the adventures of its naïve heroine, Candy Christian, played by Ewa Aulin. It stars Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, James Coburn, John Huston, Walter Matthau and Ringo Starr. Popular figures such as Sugar Ray Robinson, Anita Pallenberg, Florinda Bolkan, Marilù Tolo, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Umberto Orsini and Enrico Maria Salerno also appear in cameo roles.

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Release date:
1968
Cast:
Ewa Aulin, John Astin, Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton
Country:
France, United States, Italy
Language:
English

The Trailer

Book vs Film

Cover of Candy
The Book · 1958

Candy

Mason Hoffenberg, Terry Southern

Poster for Candy
The Film · 1968

Candy

Christian Marquand

★ 5.1 / 10 4,162 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 10 years after publication.

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