Movie Description
Pantalaskas
(1960)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Paul Paviot
- Producer : René Thévenet
- Writer : Paul Paviot
- Editor : Francine Grubert
- Cast : Carl Studer,Ana María Cassan,Bernard Lajarrige,Daniel Emilfork,Jacques Marin,Albert Rémy,Dominique Boschero,Marie-Hélène Dasté,Hubert Deschamps,Yvette Etiévant,Lucien Guervil,Max Montavon,Gérard Baranes,Patrick de Bardine,Henri Belly,Tima Bengherra,Odette Roger,Abdallah Cherchour,Paul Demange,Jacques Dorbet,Luce Fabiole,Lucien Frégis,Serge Griboff,Rudy Lenoir,Jacques Moulières,Roger Trécan,Julien Carette,René-Jean Chauffard,Louise Chevalier,Henri Coutet,Robert Deslandes,Bernard Musson,Laure Paillette
Cast
Casimir Pantalaskas
Anna-Maria
Clergeon
The baron
Tropmann
Georges Battistini
The brunette prostitute
The illuminated
Rabiniot
Maria Clairgeon
Brigadier Cogneau
The waiter
The son of the illuminated
A resident of Tropmann
The fair ground
A resident of Tropmann
The librarian
The scared lady
The taxi driver
Zuwalki
(uncredited)
The prostitute's mother (uncredited)
Henri (uncredited)
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
The lady at the police station (uncredited)
Posters
Facts
Original TitlePantalaskas
Status Released
Release Information
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1960-02-08
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 30m
Production CompaniesContact Organisation,Pavox Films,Alter Films,PIP
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
