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Overview

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Director:
Bud Yorkin
Writers:
Fred Freeman (written by) and
Lawrence J. Cohen (written by)
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Release Date:
14 August 1970 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy | History more
Plot:
Two mismatched sets of identical twins - one aristocrat, one peasant - mistakenly exchange identities on the eve of the French Revolution. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
slapstick with a hefty dose of farce. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gene Wilder ... Claude / Philippe

Donald Sutherland ... Charles / Pierre
Hugh Griffith ... King Louis
Jack MacGowran ... Jacques
Billie Whitelaw ... Queen Marie
Victor Spinetti ... Duke d'Escargot
Ewa Aulin ... Christina
Helen Fraser ... Mimi
Rosalind Knight ... Helene de Sisi
Harry Fowler ... Marcel
Murray Melvin ... Blind Man
Ken Parry ... Dr. Boileau
Maxwell Shaw ... Duke de Sisi
Jacques Maury ... Lt. Sorel
Graham Stark ... Andre Coupe
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Louis, There's a Crowd Downstairs! (USA) (working title)
Two Times Two
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Runtime:
90 min | Spain:98 min (alternate version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | USA:Approved (No.22144) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Sweden:11 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG

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Orson Welles did his narration in two days. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Twentieth century buses visible on a bridge in background of swordfight. more
Quotes:
Helene de Sisis: [seeing Claude, whom she thinks is Philippe, dressed as a monk] What are you doing in a monk's habit?
Helene de Sisis: I didn't know about 'the monk and the choirboy!'
Helene de Sisis: I thought you wanted to do 'the woodchopper and the shepherd!'
Helene de Sisis: [wailing] HOW MANY COSTUMES DO YOU THINK I CAN PACK?
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Referenced in "Dallas: Start the Revolution with Me (#4.14)" (1981) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
slapstick with a hefty dose of farce., 23 August 2001
Author: jeff-freeman (jeff-freeman@excite.com) from New Orleans, Louisiana

This film takes slapstick and douses it with farce at absurd proportions. It delivers laugh after laugh with no thought as to its higher purpose. Its Brechtian nature turns the fourth wall into a comedian's stage and pokes fun not only of the story, but of the conventions used to tell it. Fabulous performances by Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland are even more exciting when we think of the nuances they bring to each of their characters. Hugh Griffith turns in a charming performance as a King who is nothing more than a chicken with a crown.

This is a must see for anyone excited by classic slapstick-style comedy.

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