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Candy

Play trailer Poster for Candy R,  1968,  2h 3m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 40% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 47% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
40% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A naive blond beauty (Ewa Aulin) meets a Mexican gardener, boozing Welsh poet (Richard Burton), hunchback, guru (Marlon Brando), surgeon and general.

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Renata Adler New York Times May 9, 2005
There is not enough material for a two-minute bawdy skit. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
3/4
On the one hand, it's a lot better than you might expect, with scenes and lines of high comedy. On the other hand, it lacks the pure anarchy, the abandon, of Terry Southern's novel. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Aug 24, 2020
3/10
The story proceeds as if made up on the spot with random visuals and without direction or purpose. Go to Full Review
Robert Kotlowitz Harper's Magazine Aug 4, 2020
The joke, if it ever really existed, has gone out of Candy in her film embodiment. In its place is a long, dreary vaudeville, six or seven acts' worth. Go to Full Review
Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) Jul 26, 2019
Candy is an old film of episodes vaguely connected through its adolescent protagonist. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Penelope Houston The Spectator Jul 12, 2018
The most charitable thing to be said about Candy-not, on the whole, a film to encourage charitable thoughts-is that 'the actors may have enjoyed themselves. Go to Full Review
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Hermione R Oct 27, 2017 Ummmm, on Pluto TV, lots of great actors, and tons of WTF is going on moments.
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Cast & Crew

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Christian Marquand

Director

Ewa Aulin

Candy Christian

Marlon Brando

Grindl

Richard Burton

MacPhisto

Charles Aznavour

Hunchback juggler

James Coburn

Dr. A.B. Krankheit

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Candy

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Movie Info

Synopsis A naive blond beauty (Ewa Aulin) meets a Mexican gardener, boozing Welsh poet (Richard Burton), hunchback, guru (Marlon Brando), surgeon and general.
Director
Christian Marquand
Producer
Robert Haggiag
Screenwriter
Buck Henry
Production Co
Selmur Productions, Dear Film Produzione, Les Films Corona, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 17, 1968, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2020
Runtime
2h 3m
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