Pantalaskas (movie)

Pantalaskas (movie)

  • Production country: France
  • Producer: Paul Paviot
  • Production companies: Contact Organisation, Pavox Films, Alter Films, PIP
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release date: 2/8/1960
  • Run time: 90 min.

Movie description

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.

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Carl Studer

Carl Studer

Role(s): Casimir Pantalaskas

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Ana María Cassan

Ana María Cassan

Role(s): Anna-Maria

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Bernard Lajarrige

Bernard Lajarrige

Role(s): Clergeon

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Daniel Emilfork

Daniel Emilfork

Role(s): The baron

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Jacques Marin

Jacques Marin

Role(s): Tropmann

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