Candy (1968 film)

Candy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Christian Marquand
Screenplay by	Buck Henry
Based on	Candy by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg
Produced by	Robert Haggiag
Starring	Charles Aznavour Marlon Brando Richard Burton James Coburn John Huston Walter Matthau Ringo Starr Ewa Aulin John Astin Elsa Martinelli Sugar Ray Robinson Anita Pallenberg Florinda Bolkan Marilù Tolo Nicoletta Machiavelli Umberto Orsini Joey Forman Fabian Dean Enrico Maria Salerno
Cinematography	Giuseppe Rotunno
Edited by	Giancarlo Cappelli
Music by	Dave Grusin
Production companies	ABC Pictures Corona Cinematografica Dear Film Produzione Selmur Productions
Distributed by	Cinerama Releasing Corporation (United States) CFDC (France)
Release dates	December 17, 1968 (1968-12-17) (United States) February 5, 1970 (1970-02-05) (Italy) August 19, 1970 (1970-08-19) (France)
Running time	124 minutes
Countries	France Italy United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.7 million[1]
Box office	$16.4 million[2]

Candy is a 1968 sex farce film directed by Christian Marquand from a screenplay by Buck Henry, based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, itself based on Voltaire's 1759 novel Candide. The film satirizes pornographic stories through the adventures of its naive heroine, Candy, played by Ewa Aulin. It stars Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, James Coburn, John Huston, Walter Matthau, and Ringo Starr. Popular figures such as Sugar Ray Robinson, Anita Pallenberg, Florinda Bolkan, Marilù Tolo, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Umberto Orsini, and Enrico Maria Salerno also appear in cameo roles.