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César is a french film of genre Drama directed by Pierre Méré released in USA on 1 january 1936 with Raimu
César (1936)
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Add to a movie list"César" is a 1936 French film, written and directed by Marcel Pagnol. It's the final part of his Marseille trilogy, which began with the film Marius and was followed by Fanny. Unlike the other two films in the trilogy, "César" was not based on a play by Pagnol, but written directly as a film script. In 1946 Pagnol adapted the script as a stage play.
Synopsis
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.Actors
Raimu
(César Ollivier)
Pierre Fresnay
(Marius Ollivier)
Orane Demazis
(Fanny Cabanis)
Fernand Charpin
(Honoré Panisse)
André Fouché
(Cesariot Panisse)
Marcel Pagnol
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