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Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) 6.4
Two mismatched sets of identical twins - one aristocrat, one peasant - mistakenly exchange identities on the eve of the French Revolution. Director:Bud Yorkin |
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Cast
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| Gene Wilder | ... |
Claude /
Philippe
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| Donald Sutherland | ... |
Charles /
Pierre
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| Hugh Griffith | ... | ||
| Jack MacGowran | ... |
Jacques
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| Billie Whitelaw | ... | ||
| Victor Spinetti | ... | ||
| Ewa Aulin | ... |
Princess Christina
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Helen Fraser | ... |
Mimi Montage
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Rosalind Knight | ... |
Helene de Sisi
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Harry Fowler | ... |
Marcel
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| Murray Melvin | ... |
Blind Man
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Ken Parry | ... |
Dr. Boileau
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Maxwell Shaw | ... |
Duke de Sisi
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Jacques Maury | ... |
Lt. Sorel
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Graham Stark | ... |
Andre Coupe
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An account of the adventures of two sets of identical twins, badly scrambled at birth, on the eve of the French Revolution. One set is haughty and aristocratic, the other poor and somewhat dim. They find themselves involved in palace intrigues as history happens around them. Based, very loosely, on Dickens's _A Tale of Two Cities_, Dumas's _The Corsican Brothers_, etc. Written by Martin H. Booda <booda@datasync.com>
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twins | french revolution | sexual attraction | comedy of errors | forced to strip |Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 August 1970 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Louis, There's a Crowd Downstairs! See more »Filming Locations:
Vaux-le-Vicomte, Seine-et-Marne, FranceCompany Credits
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Gene Wilder wanted Charles Grodin to play the part of Charles/Pierre, but Grodin declined, having committed to directing the original Broadway production of Lovers and Other Strangers See more »Goofs
When the Duchess and Peasant woman give birth, the children are placed in a mismatch fashion. The Doctor places the twins together correctly, when he attempts the mismatch them. See more »Quotes
King Louis XVI: [King Louis and Marie Antoinette appear at a ball, where everyone is dressed in gowns and suits. The king is dressed in a chicken suit] I thought it was a costume ball!See more »
In a time when so many films are just plain "forgettable," it's good to be able to look back and fondly recall a film that was both funny and memorable.
This movie has it's own unique flavor of comedy while still being reminiscent of great films like "Catch 22," and "Help!" (Maybe it's the appearance of Orson Wells and Victor Spinetti that does this for me...)
There's much more than just slapstick to be had here. Definitely worth the look.