Pantalaskas (1960)

Directed by Paul Paviot1h 30mComedy,Drama

An off-beat, uneven tale about a man intent on suicide and the three people who try to talk him out of it, Pantalaskas stars American Carl Studer in the title role of the morose, would-be suicide. Set in Paris and taking place over an entire night, the story has a complication in that the trio who want to prevent the suicide do not speak the man's language -- he is Lithuanian and speaks no French. So the protagonists comb the underbelly of a nighttime Paris, looking high and low but mostly low for anyone who speaks Lithuanian. Depending mainly on dialogue for its impact, the verbose drama reveals how the protagonists undergo a transformation as the night wears on.

Year

1960

Country

FR

Language

French

Release date

8 February 1960

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10.0 (1)

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Carl Studer

Casimir Pantalaskas

Ana María Cassan

Bernard Lajarrige

Bernard Lajarrige

Daniel Emilfork

Daniel Emilfork

Jacques Marin

Albert Rémy

Georges Battistini

Dominique Boschero

Dominique Boschero

The brunette prostitute

Marie-Hélène Dasté

Marie-Hélène Dasté

The illuminated

Hubert Deschamps

Hubert Deschamps

Yvette Etiévant

Yvette Etiévant

Maria Clairgeon

Brigadier Cogneau

Max Montavon

Gérard Baranes

Patrick de Bardine

Patrick de Bardine

The son of the illuminated

Henri Belly

A resident of Tropmann

The fair ground

Abdallah Cherchour

A resident of Tropmann

Paul Demange

Luce Fabiole

The scared lady

Lucien Frégis

The taxi driver

Rudy Lenoir

Jacques Moulières

Jacques Moulières

Julien Carette

René-Jean Chauffard

René-Jean Chauffard

Louise Chevalier

Louise Chevalier

The prostitute's mother (uncredited)

Henri Coutet

Henri (uncredited)

Robert Deslandes

Robert Deslandes

Bernard Musson

Laure Paillette

Laure Paillette

The lady at the police station (uncredited)

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