César (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.

Updated May 12 2020

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1936-01-01

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Runtime: 141 mins Rating: 7.7

Cast

Pierre Fresnay

Marius Ollivier

Édouard Delmont

Le docteur Felicien Venelle

Fernand Charpin

Honoré Panisse

Robert Vattier

Mr. Brun

Raimu

César Ollivier

Rellys

L'employé de M. Panisse

Orane Demazis

Fanny Cabanis

Alida Rouffe

Honorine Cabanis