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Gandahar

Gandahar

‘In a thousand years, Gandahar was destroyed, and all its people massacred. A thousand years ago, Gandahar will be saved, and what can’t be avoided will be.”

19876.91h 23m

Overview

On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by reports of people at the outlying frontiers being turned to stone. Sylvain is sent to investigate this mysterious threat.

Directed by René Laloux
Written by Raphael Cluzel, Jean-Pierre Andrevon, René Laloux
Produced by Henri Rollin, Jean-Claude Delayre
Box OfficeBudget: $5.5MRevenue: $371K

Top Cast

Catherine Chevallier

Catherine Chevallier

Airelle (voice)

Pierre-Marie Escourrou

Pierre-Marie Escourrou

Sylvain Lanvère (voice)

Anny Duperey

Anny Duperey

Ambisextra (Voice)

Christine Pâris

Christine Pâris

Le porte-parole (Voice)

Georges Wilson

Georges Wilson

Métamorphe (voice)

J

Jean-Pierre Ducos

Blaminhor (Voice)

Olivier Cruveiller

Olivier Cruveiller

L'homme-métal (Voice)

Z

Zaïra Benbadis

Voix enregistrée (Voice)

Claude Degliame

Claude Degliame

Voix enregistrée (Voice)

J

Jean-Pierre Jorris

Transformé (Voice)

Themes & Keywords

utopiainvasionsurrealismrobotadult animationvisual poetry

About Gandahar

Gandahar is a animation, science fiction, fantasy, adventure film released in 1987 exploring themes of utopia, invasion, surrealism, robot, adult animation, visual poetry. Directed by René Laloux, it stars Catherine Chevallier, Pierre-Marie Escourrou, Anny Duperey. On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by reports of people at the outlying frontiers being turned to stone. Sylvain is sent to investigate this mysterious threat.

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