Mondo candido

Based On the book by Voltaire

Mondo candido is a 1975 Italian black comedy film by Mondo directors Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi. It is a liberal adaptation of Voltaire's 1759 novel Candide. An orphan boy is raised by a baron in Westphalia. A local philosopher teaches him a purely optimistic view of the world.

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Release date:

February 21, 1975

Director:

Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco E. Prosperi

Cast:

José Quaglio, Steffen Zacharias, Gianfranco D'Angelo, Salvatore Baccaro, Alessandro Haber

Genre:

Horror, Comedy

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Year page:

1975 in adaptations