Based on the classic novel "Candide" by Voltaire, but set in the World War II era. In this story, Candide, a young Westphalian born in the castle of Thunder-ten-tronckh, is driven out of the castle, and joins his tutor Pangloss and his girlfriend Cunegonde to find another world with no Bulgars, Avars, or Jews.
Initial release date:
- 1960
Also known as:
- Candide oder der Optimismus im 20. Jahrhundert,
- Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle