A modern-day Socrates leaves behind his life as a philosopher to live off the land. When a police inspector is assigned to follow the man and question his motives, the cop gets caught up in the charming philosophy of the man who has left his material possessions behind. He encounters a pretty young woman and her nihilistic boyfriend, the latter who makes a living with his psychedelic side shows. The boyfriend gets the newspapers to print the philosopher's thoughts, prompting him to acquire a bevy of believers. There is some nudity in this comical thought-provoking story, but the main focus remains the words of the man who left behind creature comforts to find himself.
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Pierre Luzan
Le Socrate
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René-Jean Chauffard
Lemay
Also in
Blood and Roses
The Big Wash
Fanny Berchaux
Also in
Rape of Love
Jean Ravel
Colette Audry
Robert Lapoujade
Also in
Les Mémoires de Don Quichotte
Martine Brochard
Sylvie
Known for
Paprika
Eyeball
Pierre Domec
Maurice Urbain
Stéphane Fay
Pierre
No other roles listed
Jean-Patrick Manchette
Claude Nejar
Robert Lapoujade Director · Jean-Jacques Renon Cinematographer Jean Ravel Editor
United States release March 9, 1969 · Produced in France, Germany · Production CECRT, Telepool
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BR
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CECRT
Production
Telepool
Production
ORTF
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Bayerischer Rundfunk
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Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
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France · Germany
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 1, 1968
Hyères Film Festival
United States · March 9, 1969
New York City, New York
Germany
January 4, 1969 · TV premiere
Italy
October 3, 1968 · Theatrical
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