César 1948

Title: César
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Languages: French
Genres: Drama,
Runtime: 2:48:00 Hour
Cast: Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis
Directors: Marcel Pagnol
Rating: 7.6 (1627 Votes)
Year: 1948
Summary: 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 Cesariot that his real father is Marius, the absent son of César, Cesariot's godfather. Panisse leaves that to Fanny, the lad's mother. Dissembling that he's off to see a friend, Cesariot then seeks Marius, now a mechanic in Toulon. Posing as a journalist, Cesariot spends time with Marius and leaves believing tales he is a petty thief. Only after the truth comes out can Marius, Fanny, César, and Cesariot step beyond the falsehoods, benign though they may be.